Personal Narratives Essays

"The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment." Everything that one would consider no more than a normal aspect of life suddenly appeared to me as a chore. Instead of being excited with the notifications on my phone of people that have messaged me, I was displeased as I thought to myself, ‘what a lot of work to reply to all of them’. When it came to eating food I was faced with the fact that I would have to find something

I am so grateful for an unexpected day off to be able to get my life in order. When the week begins, I'm in absolute "go" mode. I must admit I don't like the feeling. There's a sense of anxiety that comes along with it and I can totally do without it. Today, I've become increasingly aware of how dangerous it is to be mentally somewhere else. There's a beauty and an ease that comes with staying in the moment and focusing on what's on your plate at that moment. I'm a total proponent for goal-setting

Persistent Every day when I wake up, I always think about how I could make my life better. My family pays for many different products and services and sometimes we are upset as we are paying for services and products that we do not get the full benefit. For several Amazon products I have ordered from third-party sellers, the product does not arrive in the condition described and I become agitated. Once I become frustrated, I endure lengthy chat sessions with Amazon representatives and file claims

A Pause I am an introvert who values my personal space and alone time. However, I haven’t had much of either in the last few weeks. Since moving into my dorm at the University of Georgia, the last few weeks have been a rush. Every day has been a combination of classes, homework, running to stores, catching buses, and meeting friends. This isn’t a complaint. I love the freedom and figuring out how to handle more responsibility. I love being around other people and having friends that are always up

About seven months ago tax season was upon us. The time people either rejoice in receiving a fair amount of money or grieve in a large pay in. For me, it was a time of happiness. I was going to file my taxes for the first time. My information came in the mail and to H&R Block I went. The excitement of progressing to my independence was overwhelming to say the least. I was finally taking my first step to doing things on my own. The day came when my bank account overflew with that cash cash dalla dalla

Ever since the first time songs from the soundtrack of Newsies appeared on my Pandora app, I was immediately in love with it. Of course, when I found out that it was recorded with the original cast to be put on Netflix, as soon as I got home that Friday afternoon, I immediately watched it and was completely hooked. The beautiful set, the amazing makeup, costumes, the songs, harmony, and cast everything was absolutely perfect, as if I was watching a Broadway show right in front of my eyes, and not

Life is a learning experience that we all go through with our goals that we want to achieve. Striving for these goals will have ups and downs. Sometimes we need to change our lives around and to choose a better path to follow. To start, life will have challenges that I had to face. We all have a path to follow, I just had to choose the right path. When buying my first car, it was one of my life challenges that I had to face; at the same time, it was an experience that taught me many things. When

I have been fired from four different jobs over the years. The effects of the most recent event took it’s toll on me, and plugged me into a depression. Victimhood was living well in my behavior. Amazingly, through a string of events, my depression lifted and I was on my way to being the man I wanted to be. During those early years of depression, I was aware of my emotions like a child is aware they don’t feel good, but can’t really tell you why. Self-awareness was beginning to show up after other

When I cry it feels like: - my chest is going to collapse.. maybe more emotionally than physically but it all feels as if the pain is real and can always be felt. -my throat is going to burst -a throbbing pain in my head -my eyes seem like a dysfunctional water faucet that can't handle the water pressure and  spontaneously breaks down -a never ending cycle, like I'm going round and nothings changed.  All situations end the same way.  I'm trapped in my own body. I'm not "allowed" to be myself. 

Looking back out of the small window, I catch a final glimpse of corn fields and lonely railroad crossings before they dip below the horizon. For my first time on a plane, the excitement of adventure meets me as I depart from the comfort of home and enter a world unknown outside of Nebraska. Seeing the world in God’s view as the landscape evolves below, I fall in love with flying. Looking down from 30,000 feet and seeing earth on such a vast scale, I realize how much there is to discover. In my