i am sick of being me. by toyin mafe. i often feel anxious, sad and angry. many things are happening...
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I AM SICK OF BEING ME .
BY Toyin Mafe
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I O F T E N F E E L A N X I O U S , S A D A N D A N G RY. M A N Y T H I N G S A R E H A P P E N I N G AT
H O M E . T H E Y A R E G E T T I N G M E D O W N.
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I SOMETIMES CRY IN CLASS. I BOTTLE EVERYTHING IN AND THEN I CRY. MY TEACHER ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM
WAS. I COULDN’T TELL HER .
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I O F T E N F E E L D E TA C H E D F R O M
E V E RY O N E , I T M A K E S M E L O N E LY .
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DEPRESSION, SADNESS, FEAR, LONELINESS AND FRUSTRATION.. MOST TIMES, I CAN’T TELL WHICH
ONE I AM FEELING EACH DAY .
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I WAS IN THE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL FOR 2 WEEKS
BECAUSE I WAS SUICIDAL. MY TEACHER WAS VERY
CONCERNED WHEN I TOLD HER WHY I WAS ABSENT FOR SO
LONG.
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I AM IN THE HONORS PROGRAM. I DO WELL IN
SCHOOL (WHEN I AM THERE!) . MY GRADES SUFFER WHEN I AM
NOT IN SCHOOL.
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N O B O D Y N O T I C E S W H E N I A M N O T I N C L A SS. W H E N I C O M E B A C K , I T I S T H E
S A M E F E E L I N G. T H E Y D O N ’ T E V E N K N O W M E . I A M L I K E T H E G H O S T O F C H R I S T M A S
PA S T, P H A N T O M O F T H E C L A SS .
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I HAVE TO TAKE THESE MEDICATIONS THAT MAKE ME
DROWSY AND I SLEEP IN CLASS. I DON’T WANT TO BUT I DO. THE
MEDICATIONS ONLY NUMB ME NOT CURE ME.
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I WISH I FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST BUT I D IDN’T. I AM IN THE
CUCKOO’S NEST .
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I STILL NEED HELP.