At this point the joy and sadness had reached the lowest point in the pit of forgotten memories, and now with the help of a friend I am out of that dark place. The two emotions are going back to the headquarters; return to their normal life. That's where I was in my third year. The problems in my life were being resolved and I had reconnected with my friends. The first year was going great! All of my classes were going well and I had even increased my overall grade point average. I think this is the point in my life where I've really opened up. I have become very much my social and expressive. The biggest thing I overcame that year was learning how to stand up for myself and not take so much crap from others. I have always let myself be teased by my peers and will do anything to make people like me. Now, I don't really care if people like me; I will express my opinion on a topic whatever it is. I also tried to separate myself from the people in my life who made me feel unhappy and lowered my self-esteem. I've grown so much mentally and it's really helped me know who my real friends are and where I stand