tiny thoughts and tribulations

Survival Guide to Starting College Personally, I was terrified about leaving secondary school and starting college. I was scared of change. I liked my life the way it was and I was happy enough for it to stay the same. Looking back now, I wish I hadn't have been so scared about it all because I am so happy with myself and the way college has turned out.There are so many things I wish I had known at the beginning of my first year in college, which is why I am writing them out now to help anyone who is starting next September. So lets get started! 1-Everyone is in the Same Boat This is so so important to remember when starting college. No one really knows each other. Everyone is just as nervous as you are sitting in that lecture hall. Striking up a conversation can be quite scary for some people, and I really did find this hard to do but you just have to try break out of your comfort zone and say 'Hi!' to the person sitting beside you. At the beginning of my ...

Stigmatized Wow. It's taken me a long time to build the courage to write about this. And of course, I'm not quite sure where to start.  My name is Abigail McDonnell and I'm 19 years old. At this moment in my life I am content, I am strong and I am excited about life, about my future. There was a time in my life where I believed that I didn't deserve a future, that there was no point in me having a chance in life. I'm so glad to say that I no longer believe this, I deserve life, I deserve to live. It took me a long time to be this happy within myself but I'm ready to tell my story bit by bit in the hopes that I can help even one person out there. At age 17, in my fifth year of secondary school, I was diagnosed with anxiety and severe depression. During this time in my life I spent majority of my time alone crying. I had no hope, I saw no point in doing anything and I self harmed almost every day. Before this experience I would never have even thought...