Chandra Takashima

Depression is NO joke. Through out my life i struggled deeply from it. The main cause was due to being bullied at an early age. (Kindergarten) I hated going to school after that day. When I said "NO, that is mean" to someone who was picking on a friend. That is how I became a target of yours. I may be smaller than almost everyone else our age. That never stopped me with you towering over me to tell you that is not OK. ... I was a thriving confident 5 year old. Who was excited for school, to learn & to play with friends! BUT after that day it wasn't fun anymore. The chain fence & fists were my new friend that I greeted everyday. Which is when she finally started to creep into my life to stay. A few weeks in no one still wasn't helping me. I didn't want to go to school anymore. I was no longer a Thriving confident 5 year old. Took me until Grade 2 to finally try and get the principals help. She would only treat the bully as the victim and would tell me "well it happened yesterday nothing that I can do today." That is when I got my parents involved. They tried everything for me. But the principal did not want to help. So we had to go to the final options which was to move schools half way through grade 3. I got Excited! Thought that is was all OVER! But was I ever WRONG. It might've not been physical BUT it sure was Verbally. Depression started to get bad but I hid it well from famiy. Grade 5 I started begging my parents to home school me. I didn't want to go anymore. Once again changed schools it never got better. I started to not care about how I looked. I put a wall up. Hid in my room. When times got worse and I couldn't get all my feelings in my art work I carved. I would carve words into my skin because I didn't know a better way to reach out for help. I dropped out of High school in Grade 12 ( i know stupid of me). But look at me now who once let her grades drop and confidence, depression & anxiety defeat her, to STANDING up & PUSHING PAST THOSE INSECURITIES TO MAKE A LIVING FOR MY FAMILY! Thank you to everyone that read through my post. I know it is long. But it is one of my steps to push passed my low self esteem!

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Momma of 2 GORGEOUS boys! 2yrs & 3 months old ~~~ Started my journey with a Health and Wellness company a year ago. I joined to be able to pay my essentials and debt. ~~~... I will get my dream house and will conquer my insecurities, low confidence, depression and anxiety. Doing this opportunity will let me be me and who I am as a person and I hope you guys will stick with me through my journey will many more years with this company!! See more