... and supported me, and the family members that do care for me. They all want me to be happy, so happy all the time. This makes me sink deeper into my feeling of hopelessness. I have tried so hard to make everyone happy by ME being happy. I have on this costume that makes me appear ... . I did not overcome my depression because I felt alone. Please, don't let the same thing happen to you. I never heard my sister say those three beautiful words; I never said good-bye to my family or friends. I worked so hard my entire life, and 1 set of tears and a knife ended it completely. I floated above...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... . I had never travelled out of the country without family before, so I found it really hard to say my goodbyes. For the first time in my life I felt scared and unsure and this new feeling I had never experienced before. I had had been camping for weeks at a time without family, so I could not understand why it was so hard to say goodbye. At this time I think it was because I still was unsure ... about what I was actually going to witness in Nicaragua. Our group had heard so much, but still had not experienced it. A long day of nervous and smooth flights passed after ... days. When the p...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School