Adversity: Growing Up With Mental Illness

Adversity is a difficult or unpleasant situation. The quote “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant” by the Roman poet Horace this quote is to be agreed with. The meaning of that quote is when something difficult occurs in life, it will reveal characteristics you didn’t know about yourself. To start, in Mexican Whiteboy by Matt De La Pena, shows that the main character, Danny, is struggling in life at the beginning of the book.

Furthermore, one of my most challenging experiences was maintaining a 3.0+ GPA in school while attending Oakland Community College in the Dual Enrollment Program. It was a tough situation to be in, due to the excessive amount of work I had to do for both high school and college. Every week I had to complete a chapter of my book, which consisted of long sections using words that I have never even heard of in my life, the prolonged chapters were followed by a required one to two-page essay that was due the next week or else it was considered late. Now keep in mind that these essays were a huge part of my overall grade, so I am embarrassed to say that out of the ten chapters, about four or five of them were late, but the reason for that is because

The book Crazy, was an interesting, and informative non-fiction book, about the struggles mental health patients and their family members encounter. Pete Earley starts off the story talking about his son Mike, who started to act strangely in his senior year of high school. It turned out that he would be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and was prescribed medication. Mike thought he was fine, therefore would frequently stop taking his medications. When Mike was in the hospital, he refused treatment, and because he was not a danger to himself, a danger to others, or gravely disabled, the doctors could not force him into treatment. Because, Mike stops taking his medications, his symptoms got worse. Pete discusses a time that Mike was manic,

As a student, I’ve tried to place myself in a position where I can feel challenged and push myself past my limits. Throughout my high school experience, I’ve averaged a 4.2 GPA and challenged myself more by

Adversity, unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress. Adversity is something everyone encounters at some juncture in their life. Many people concede in the face of adversity, while many people persevere through the struggles they face daily. Jennette Walls wrote The Glass Castle, a memoir that unmasked the dark mysteries of The Walls Family’s onerous life. She continuously proves that no one’s background they can make it through the adversity in their lives. Jeannette captivates the readers by using rhetorical devices. She utilizes symbolism so she can express the importance of certain objects in her life, imagery to include emotion and enthusiasm, and irony to add a little humor to the book.

Adversity, What is it? Adversity means a difficult or misfortune to someone during an event. Adversity is used in a everyday lifestyle for most people. Doing different tasks that makes you think deeper or thinking outside the box. Pushing through challenges you come upon. Adversity have been used for millions of years, Inventors use adversity every single day they work, finding kinks or flaws in their creation.

Some forget how important it is to maintain good grades and stay out of trouble because if anything were to happen colleges can look at it and might not want you anymore. All your actions are being watched and it is critical to be reminded on the importance of it. Throughout high schools, colleges are observing students play sports, academic achievements and overall GPA. It is a constant trend that students take the chances they have for granted by doing something silly outside of school or just giving up on school in general. Therefore, students need to keep in mind that even though a college may want a student, it doesn’t mean they’re fully committed and can take school as a joke. Students have to keep up their grades and extracurricular activities or the school can easily find someone better to replace

During my primary education, I was teased and mocked for having a speech impediment. I couldn’t process my thoughts before I was able to voice them. I was forced to take speech classes to help correct my stuttering problem. I felt like an outcast as my other peers judged me because of my speech impairment. As I grew older, I was reluctant to communicate with my peers since I was afraid I might stutter and be teased. I was able to push through my struggles as a child and join the girl’s freshman basketball team. I’ve always had an introverted personality, but that completely changed when I began communicating with individuals on this team. I allowed myself to be open and to trust others, thus I was able to become more involved with extracurricular

Throughout my four years of high school, my GPAs have been pretty good. Spring semester of freshman year was by far the best because I managed to end the year with a 4.0. However, my classes started to get a little more challenging to me and after that semester, my GPAs started to go down. I would have to say that my worst year was junior year. I ended the year off with four B’s and only three A’s. I would definitely have to say that I let my classes get the best of me that year. Now that it’s my senior year, I now know to never let stress interfere with my grades because it is not worth it. I hope I can achieve my goal of ending the year with a 4.0.

I agree! Conditions have improved and certainly the corrupt institutions that were so fraught with abuses have now left our landscape. Unfortunately, in many ways, our jails and prisons now stand in their place housing untold numbers of people more in need of therapeutic treatment than castigation. There is no doubt my age played a role in my distress as I was still looking to my mother as an anchor to ameliorate the confusing and surreal nature of what I was seeing. Additionally, with regard to stigma, I clearly remember not wanting anyone to know my grandfather was dealing with a mental disorder. Somehow, his mental illness would spill over onto me and I would become tainted, my mental competency would be questioned. Does it run in the family?

My first interaction with mental illness was in high school. One of my friends was having trouble in school and had a complicated family life. I did not know how bad it was until I received a message from her talking about suicide. I was taken aback by this because I did not understand how someone could feel this way. This lead me to take a class in psychology during my high school years. This class explained possible risk factors that can lead to mental illness, but I really wanted to understand how you could help. This motivated me to not only take a psychology course in college, but I also applied for the major. As I continued through the program, I was introduced to the different areas of psychology and found one that really peaked my interest.

I thought that I would never be able to become social, so I distanced myself from others and didn’t participate in many clubs. Finally, my mom grew concerned about my behavior and persuaded me to accept a job of assistant-teaching a Pre-Algebra class of about 20 kids. I was very reluctant at first, but seeing the hardworking students encouraged me to diligently do my own job as well. I began to try to socialize with my classmates and I started to volunteer more, joining a program at Kaiser Permanente and more clubs. Today, I am a lot more vocal than the past. Public speaking still makes me anxious and kind of nauseous but I’ve learned to continue working hard at overcoming this fear. I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives but I was too scared to speak to others. Now, I’ll continue making a difference in my own quiet

There comes a point of time in which every person discovers or experiences something that alters their perspective. My perspective changed on mental illness and the power that mental illness has over individuals, this was due to a personal experience with a mentally ill parent. My perspective was altered due to the first hand experience in the situation, the struggles that mentally ill individuals not only go through but what the families of the mentally ill experience.

I have met this wonderful girl over a social website called instagram.She was going into 12th grade and I was ready to go into my first year of college . After a couple of days of talking to her, we hangout and a week after that, I asked her to be my girlfriend. She said yes and it was a tremendous great feeling to have found someone very special like her.She was very caring person , even very good looking as well. She had told me about her past and all the shocking things she had to go through with "this obsessive , lunatic ex". Honestly, I didn't think any issues would come up with him. I was prepared for what could happen , well at least I thought so at that moment.

My academic performance in high school always had its up and downs. I graduated with a 3.2 GPA, even though it is not the best, I still am very proud of it. My first year of high school, I was the teacher’s pet but unfortunately that lasted for a year. Once I found a new group of friends, it got me into making bad decisions, and that was when my grades started looking poorly, and my weaknesses started to surface.