I am not trying to play the blame game, but my mental health negatively affected my academics more than I would like to admit. My academics suffered along with my mind up until the day that I was diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder. I always attributed my depressive moods with the fact that I had moved away from my family to college. I was only three hours away from home, but the inability to drive and the strong bond between my family and I made it seem much farther away. I was the first in my family to venture off to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Being first generation made the transition that much harder. I began to fall behind in classes from lack of energy and motivation due to the depressing feeling of isolation. To cure the depression I was experiencing, I decided to move back home to Houston and enrolled at the University of Houston. Once classes started up I noticed I was not doing any better than I was in San Antonio. My sister suggested I get a consultation f...
Amor, I love you so much. Thank you for always being patient with me even if sometimes I’m a little crazy. Thank you for always believing in me and backing me up. Thank you for being honest with me all the time and for telling me how it is instead of sugar coating things. Thank you for keeping me grounded and focused on my goals and for pushing me toward them instead taking me away from them. Thank you for loving me after every argument and “breakup”. Thank you for not holding grudges and always putting irrelevant things past us. Thank you for letting me be a part of your family and a part of your friend group. Thank you for choosing to be in my life even when my brain was all messed up. I love more than anything and I just want to thank you for being so good to me. Sometimes I get so caught up in trying to get somewhere and reach some goal but you’ve taught me to enjoy every day and I thank you for that. I just want you to know that I don’t take you for granted and that I alway...