Below is a paper that my sister wrote about me for her high school english class. I just want to thank her for standing beside me through it all. Family is truly a blessing.
“People go about in their lives silently judging others as they pass by. Yet, no one truly knows what is going on in their lives. My sister, Haley, knows how to put on a smile that shows happiness, or what people think is happiness, and no one ever thinks to question it. What people don’t know about Haley, is all of the struggles she has had. Waking up every morning should be considered a blessing, but sometimes for her it is mentally impossible. The depression and anxiety overcame her life about a year ago. She couldn’t take the pressure of everyday life anymore. She was working 40+ hours a week at her internship, was nannying for a family every day, and on top of that she had fifteen credit hours working towards her degree. She had stress, anxiety, and depression built up inside her and went overboard. She then spent a few days in a rehabilitation center. She started going to a therapist and was put on medicine for her depression. She also cut down on her work hours and credit hours to focus on herself.
Haley didn’t realize that she was overworking herself and when she overworks herself things become less manageable. She has been working on balancing everything. With balance there is less stress, which translates into less anxiety and depression. She began to workout daily, eat healthy, and to take AdvoCare products. She also started talking to me and her friends about her problems that had previously been left to build up inside her. All these things have helped her to feel better mentally and physically.
Haley has more determination than anyone I know. She has always had to work hard in school and things haven’t always come easy to her. Times like that is when she finds herself overworking. She is a perfectionist and that causes more stress and depression when she is let down. Depression is still in her life today. She has her good days and she has her bad days, but things have gotten better. She has a quote that stands true to her everyday: “Attract what you expect, reflect what you desire, become what you respect, mirror what you admire.”
She knows that the kids she nannies and teaches are always looking up to her. She works every day to be a better person and to be someone people can go to for help. In October we are doing a suicide prevention walk to spread awareness. I know this means a lot to her because she wants to help others before they get sucked into depression like she did. She doesn’t want people to get so far into it that they can’t dig themselves out and resort to suicide. She has such an open heart to everyone and is always offering to help. Haley is the number one person I look up to because of everything she does for others and because she gives the best advice. She is more than a sister to me; she is my best friend, my biggest role model, and my hero.”
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