I didn’t know what I was going through before I started therapy. I was hurt in so many ways, but I would think to myself that everything that happened I deserved. I’ve learned that I didn’t deserve it though. I learned to defend myself and to be me. I also learned that some people who you really love are the people who end up hurting you the most, so you have to learn to let go. I wasn’t safe before therapy; I was so out of place when I stepped foot here. I didn’t even recognize myself anymore. But being in therapy thought me so much.
Therapy was something my life needed. I needed to get help – to have someone who would sit and listen to how I felt and my thoughts. I needed someone I could trust. [My therapist at JBWS] taught me how to control my feelings and how to cope. He sat still and listened to everything I had to say. He gave me advice and helped me become a better version of myself. There aren’t many therapists who are patient and caring so I’m so grateful for having an amazing therapist.
For the future, I see myself being a very proud and strong girl, living her life and achieving her goals. I see myself as a girl who doesn’t let the negative get to her. I see myself being happy. I want my future self to be proud of who she became. I want her to realize that she made it so far in life even after all the problems in life that crossed our path.
I want her to be able to look back and tell my younger self that she’s proud of her for not giving up and allowing me to become who I will be in the future.
