Depression Obstacle

high year, but the experience has made me who I am today. Depression overtook my life at the age of 13, and I had to be taken away for my own safety. I was a danger to myself and it had everyone worried about my well being along with me. After being sent away to a mental facility I had mastered different coping skills to help me recover from my illnesses and disorders. I spent an entire week working on just me and not having to worry about fitting in with the others or being judged, based on my flaws. As I knew I was safe and that we all had something in common being there. Later release, I continued my way to recovery with the help of support from my family and friends. Once at my best, I began to see the beauty of the world and realized how important happiness really is. I accomplished not to let the scars of my past tie me down. There was one major lesson I did learn and that was my inner strength to keep me going. Due to the fact that the medical field helped me without judgement, I know I am going to help others.

In life we may go through hardships that take us down a path that benefits us in the future and make us stronger individuals. These hardships can influence a person’s life by making us face obstacles we don’t want to face and

Imagine having the perfect life- you get into all honors classes, you get straight A’s, you are the first chair in the orchestra, you get into the A Cappella choir, you are on the varsity volleyball team, President of the Student Council, and you have a perfect home life. You have never had to face a single obstacle throughout your journey in life. When your whole life is like this, you do not know what failure feels like and will never experience the need to rise up after a downfall. There are many types of journeys one can take in life and dealing with obstacles has a prodigious impact on the outcome. The obstacles and hindrances are the things that shape us as we experience the ups and downs in life.

trying to change or overcome obstacles can be damaging. Life is full of struggles, but it

There are two kinds of people: the ones that are willing to give up after seeing the first obstacle in their way and the ones that are willing to turn the same obstacle in their favor. Any problem, may it be an obstacle or a disadvantage, can always be turned into something good if you believe you can do it. All you have to do in order to accomplish this is to see with another perspective all the good there is in any problem, no matter how hard or impossible it seems to be.

Obstacles are designed to give a new perspective on how to overcome a challenge. A challenge you never expected to encounter. One you wish you could just jump over and be done with. The obstacle in my life was no easy jump it was journey of strength, gratitude, and independence. The drawback I encountered my freshman year was a life threatening disease. One that destroyed me both physically and mentally, called Anorexia nervosa. Such a disease takes progress and time to overcome, and took me a year and half to recover from. A year and a half? Why couldn't you just eat more food? These two questions always arise when I tell people my story. However, people don't realize that if recovering from anorexia was as simple as putting more food in

Obstacles change our way of thought and affect our emotions. A person’s values change as well as their character and they develop an understanding on their situation. Through the hardships of any situation, there is some way or another a solution only in the presence of desire.

Obstacles are unavoidable parts of our lives. Obstacles constantly come in the way and slow us down. However, these obstacles should not be viewed as being harmful. They are essential factors in order for one to succeed. They can change the course of one’s life, and encourage one to work harder. Therefore, obstacles can be beneficial.

In the article “Navigating Turbulent Waters” by Jimmy Liao the author talks about his belief that life’s obstacles do not need to be a hindrance. The author believes that changing the perspective of perceived difficulties can have a positive effect on the outcome. The author states “It’s the way I choose to define the events in my life – by my response to them” (Liao). The way a person looks at a difficult situation can help them persevere through it. The author goes on to talk about his belief that by not fighting the challenges in life the challenges can lead to success.

Maya Angelou once said, “I can be changed by what happened to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.” This quote has stuck with me and changed the way that I view life. My life hasn’t been as comfortable as it is now, but instead of being ashamed of that, I am grateful. The fact that I have struggled makes me cherish what I have now, and helps me empathize with others in the same situation. It also has helped me acknowledge that low points in life can be overcome by persisting and having resilience.

Throughout life, various obstacles exist in order to reinforce or break a person. Influences also exist to either guide people or lead them astray. Whichever way a person decides to confront these obstacles will solely come down to them. Whether a person decides to learn from their mistakes or continue commit them will have an everlasting effect on that person's life. Looking back at the obstacles I have overcome these past years allow me to confidently say I have grown as a person. Micro or Macro, each life experience has helped shape me to the person I am today. Furthermore, my life experiences have greatly influenced my progress and have enabled the creation of my resolve.

Six to seven months ago I broke my right ankle, I was out for about five months. Having surgery and being in crutches made it difficult for my family, friends, and me to do actions that I normally do in a daily basis. I had to get help from other people and eventually in those five to six months I experienced situational depression. Which created a bigger impact in my life and helped me improve.

To this day I have learned that being in a hard time may bring out the best in a person. It doesn't bring the bad out in someone and if it does, it was their own choice because during a hard time the actions you take shows a lot about you.

In my 38 years of life, I’ve had to overcome plenty of obstacles. When examining my life, especially in my younger years, it showed me life consists of an assortment of minor and major obstacles. Facing an obstacle, especially a major one, and conquering it, awards me a triumphant feeling. Furthermore, this feeling did provide me with determination, willpower, and courage to take on any future obstacles that life can throw at me (Harrington, 2012). This makes minor obstacles to become like a cake walk.

My life has been a crazy roller coaster with many events that have affected my life all in different ways. There have been times where my life has been at its highest peak in the world then it falls down, right into a deep valley. From the time my lovable younger sister came into my life to when my grandpa had a near death experience, I have learned many valuable lessons through the rough times as well as the more happy times. When I was a young girl, my mom had always told me the same thing over and over again. I never really thought about how a few words would have a deep effect on me in a short amount of time.