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Myth Of Amelia

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Positive mind, positive vibes, positive life. This was the trilogy of sentences that Amelia repeated constantly in her negative-thinking mind. Thinking positive was Amelia's biggest goal, but at the same time, it was her greatest fear. Such a simple task, yet it was nearly impossible for Amelia. All of her family, friends, teachers, and therapists gave her the exact same seven-letter word; believe.
Believe. Amelia had studied this word hundreds, possibly thousands, of times. To have faith or confidence in the existence of, its definition read. The existence of me Amelia often thought. Sadly, it was both faith and confidence of which she lacked. Faith and confidence were the two things that formed a towering brick wall in Amelia's mind. And this brick wall blocked all positive thoughts from existing.
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Only was thing remained; believing in herself. The most difficult task, but the most necessary. In order to be positive, Amelia had to believe. Now she understood why people kept repeating this word; it was the single thing standing between her and the positive her.
She started off small, with words of encouragement. "You got this" and "You can do it" were the two most spoken phrases Amelia had said. Amelia's mom, Brooke, searched on the internet for a more effective saying, but none Amelia took particular interest in. Brooke spent weeks searching and hoping to find the perfect motto for her daughter.
Ever since the diagnosis had been announced, Brooke blamed herself constantly. She thought her daughter's depression was brought on by her, which it was not. Amelia's depression wasn't caused by anything, that's what the doctors informed Brooke. She sat up late at night thinking, "Where did I go wrong?" After Amelia starting smiling and wearing more colors, Brooke calmed down. Tears of joy filled her eyes, she believed Amelia could overcome this gloomy

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