Getting Better All The Time

Second Chances

Here's to the people in my life who fill my day with joy just by saying hi.

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When I look back on the past 5 years, I see pain, depression, and loneliness.

Even when I was with my friends I felt like an outsider, like I didn't belong.

But this year? These past months? I've had the best support system I've had in forever.

An incredibly supportive and wonderful family, who, even when we fight I know they care.

A therapist who thanks to, I now am mostly in control and am healthily coping with my mental illnesses.

Teachers who don't stress me out more than necessary. I'm doing better than expected in class! Getting mostly A's!

And finally, the best friends I could ask for. Some are old, besties from elementary school that I've only now reconnected with, others are new, friends of the others who I'm extremely glad to have.
All my life, I've never been confident enough in my friendships to truthfully call someone my best friend. "Best friends" seemed like such a foreign concept to me. Everyone I was friends with was always closer with someone else.
But now? I have a group of friends I can finally call my own.
Even though I arrived in their group later, and they had years of memories without me, I was still accepted as I am.

All these people push me to be better, to get better. And for that, for them, I'm extremely grateful.

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I'm thankful for my second chance and hope these friendships and familial bonds will only strengthen in the future.

2/7/2020

Love, ~❤️Kristy_ships_it✌️