Stress
...ma. Graduating from High School was so difficult for me; I had so many issues with my high school counselor. The problem that I faced with high school was, that I had passed all my classes as my high school counselor told me. All I needed was to pass the global regents exam that was mandatory in order to get my high school diploma. I did all that I could in order to pass that regents exam, but some how I seemed to keep failing it. I kept going back to school over and over for two more years to retake the exam which I kept failing. I studied for the exam days, nights and also weekends; there was no other thing for me to do, but to study. I wanted my diploma so dessesperatelly, so I could move on with my life towards college. This problem caused me to fall under stress and also depression. I used to think that I was never going to make it. I used to see people graduate, and it used to make me sad. All I wanted to do was for my parents to be proud of me and also to feel proud of myself, since I would’ve been the only one to actually graduate from high school out of my four brothers and sister. I believe that coping with stress is a really difficult thing to do. Stress makes people sad and it also can lead to other problems. Problems like depression and anxiety. When I was dealing with my depression I didn’t want to go out anywhere, I didn’t want to eat anything. I got really skinny and I was never hungry. People that deal with stress can’t stop thinking about their problems that they deal with at that moment. When I was suffering from depression, all my problems used to come to mind and it made me want to explode. Stress and depression are problems that won’t go away until you final...