I needed to be honest with myself

During my freshman year at SPU, my uncle committed suicide. He was one of the most important people in my life and I spent a lot of time with him. He was extremely depressed and didn’t really talk about it or get the help that he needed. I was super close with him and after going through that, I knew that I needed to be honest with myself and how I was feeling. Ever since then, my relationships with the people that I am close to have gotten so much better. I was going through a lot of anxiety and depression, and when my uncle passed away, it forced me to recognize that I needed help because I wasn’t happy and didn’t like myself. I had to come to terms with the fact that it is okay to be depressed and anxious. I am so much better now, and am happy that I went through extreme lows and extreme highs in my life because I think that that the things that I have been through have made me a much stronger and more empathetic human being.