It's Kind Of A Funny Story

First of all, Craig visited a psychologist. Craig was accepted to the Executive Pre-Professional High School in Manhattan; however, Craig felt like he was an outcast. Craig developed depression and eventually visited a psychologist. In the novel it says, “What about school, Craig? You have school for an Anchor. School is too all over place. It spirals out into a million different things”(14). Moreover, Craig mentioned suicide to his psychologist. Craig said, “I wouldn't cut myself or anything stupid. If I wanted to do it, I would just do it. Suicide. It felt strange to hear...Do you have a plan?”(102). Craig's inability to function and appreciate life commenced with school. Depression interfered with Craig's life; feeling hopeless,

Overcoming these obstacles has made me a mature and strong individual. I am proud of what I have accomplished, even with the hardships that I have had to face and my biggest goal is to make my parents proud.

Ideally, the number of obstacles one overcomes should serve as a measurement of success. The further

A barrier or hindrance of the Achiever strength is often forgetting to “celebrate” and “recognize” others and myself for a job well done. Once a goal has been achieved, my mind starts thinking of the next task at hand. I also find myself getting frustrated with others that do not possess the same drive and dedication.

Everyone has obstacles in life, but find different ways of overcoming the adversity. When you overcome obstacles, you either have a negative or positive attitude. But in the end, you usually end up happy with your outcome. People overcome challenges by not giving up, having a good attitude, and being confident. First, not giving up helps people get over challenges because when you give up, you're throwing away your idea and thinking that it may not change the world or it won't have an effect on anyone.

One example is when I was learning how to swim. A few years back, I always wanted to learn how to swim, but I couldn’t. The only situation I was satisfied with doing was standing in water that went no higher than my shoulders. Therefore my parents sent me to swimming lessons. The only obstacle I had to overcome was treading water, in the deep end. I was always afraid of the deep end, even with instructors and life guards around. Well, one day, my classmates and I had to practice our treading, I was too afraid to get in, and therefore my instructor picked me up and threw me in. That was the day I realized I needed to be brave and overcome my fear of the deep end. Nonetheless it took a while. All of my hard work came through, and now I go on any pool or water park knowing that I didn’t have to worry about drowning. I learned that if I wanted to achieve something, then I would have to have perseverance, and overcome the obstacles that come with wanting to achieve it, just like

Craig becomes depressed, receives treatment, discontinues the use of his antidepressants, and admits himself to a mental hospital. Surrounded by other troubled patients, Craig is able to forget the world outside and heal. These ideas are propelled by the characters. By taking the initiative and changing the people he associates with, Craig is able to recover and make discoveries about his identity.

I am reading It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini and I am on page 140. This book is about Craig Gilner who suicidal. In this journal I will be questioning and

when a young adult is pushed to their limits. Craig describes his struggle of being a loner in a world of pretentious, perfection-hungry people: “People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode” (443). Craig’s attempted suicide was a refusal to deal with depression. He did not feel supported by anybody that could help him cope with this illness. There is only one solution to this problem: the awareness of the society. The importance of mental health cannot be less valuable than the success and achievements.

While I was able to find some learning proficiency with various medications, the side effects outweighed the benefits they provided. Some of these side effects included agonizing migraines, weight loss, and an uninterested state of mind. When I took these medications I become an emotionless sack of meat, completely ripped of my personality and identity. When I read, “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”, I realized my situation was similar to Craig Gilner’s; I too was in a very difficult high school and I also felt isolated from my peers because they were able to learn the material without a problem, whereas I had to depend on psychological stimulants in order get by. I connected myself to Craig’s character because he also had to take medication in order to fix a psychological imbalance, and recognized when to get help when his situation was getting worse and things were going

Through the inspirational words of my grandfather I learned much about myself. For the past nine years of my life I have heard the words you are great and successful. Those exact words came form the mouth of my greatest hero my grandfather. With his inspirational words I applied them to three main obstacles I have faced. The first main obstacle I have faced was my fear of failure. At times it controlled me causing me to believe I was incompetent in certain aspects of life. Another obstacle was tough challenges that seemed unbearable and difficult to prevail. The last obstacle was me being my worst enemy which caused me to be a hindrance to myself. Although these obstacles were burdensome the each equipped me to be resilient. The words my grandfather spoke to me became my inspiration. I overcame my fears, defied my challenges, and became my own friend by believing in the words you are great and successful.

Hello. I am very excited for English this year. I love reading because it is an interesting way to see how other people deal with situations and I love entering the character's world and seeing how others live. I also like speaking in front of audiences and creating some kind of project after a unit. In my free time, I enjoy hiking with my friends, camping with my family, and I love swimming. I didn’t have a very interesting summer. For the first half of the summer I had a broken fibula and for the second half of the summer, I had a shattered heel. In my free time I read lots of books; Firefly Lane, The Forgotten Garden, The Selection series, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Etc. I also went to all of my teammates swim competitions to cheer them

There is not much that you can put in front of me that I don’t have the ability to dissect and solve, I pride myself in doing it. Challenges are my thing, my pet peeve is when someone, usually of higher authority has the audacity to say that I am unable to achieve my goals, and it drives me to push forward toward my goals, and accomplish the task at hand. I have a complete understanding that nothing in life comes easy, and that there will always be bumps in the road and “uneasy sailing”. It’s all about how you choose to respond to adversity, and how you will rise to the occasion. In this world nothing gives me a feeling of triumph more than the feeling of success and accomplishment, this is a characteristic I have developed from one of my main role models Russell Richardson, who is my father. His life is a prime example of adversity, but he has never let that affect me or my family, and I have great respect for him because of it. He always does an exceptional job of leading by example. I want to follow in my father’s footsteps when it comes to his work ethic and perseverance, and take the ceiling that my father set for me and my siblings and raise that bar for my future kids and family. Excellence is always the goal, higher living is the dream, and hard work is the plan. Nothing can stop me from what I want to do, you’re either with me or against me, those who

He began to question himself about his condition, am I mad? How have I got this illness? Could have been prevented? Can I be cured? From this point he becomes aware of how serious it is to have bipolar disorder or manic-depressive disorder as it is called as well.

Now, think about the strategies you utilized to overcome what seemed impossible. Can you recall how at least one of your challenging situations worked for your good? Now, begin to reflect on how your experiences develop you into the person you have become in life.