A Brave Moment

April 25, 2008 was the quietest moment in my life. I don't mean hypothetically either, on that night I thought my life was definitely going to come to an end. It's really hard for me to bring this thought up again but before that night my family and I had been going through a really hard time. I gave up on everything, and I had started to make some bad choices.

I don't really remember much. All I remember was my body in pain, the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. At that moment the whole world was quiet and everything stopped. It was like I was on the outside looking in. My body was shaking with cold sweats. My mind racing, trying to scream, trying to get out of this mess, but all I could do was lay there, motionless.

I can't really say why this was all happening, but I can say that it was all because of me and my actions. If only I had been stronger. I did a good job of hiding what was really going on and even now no one really knows. My parents didn't know what happened and thought it was because of a whole different reason. I wanted to tell them but I didn't think they would have understood.

I finally got through it but I would never wish for anyone to feel this pain. My family and I are doing better now, I'm making better choices, and we're not fighting as much. I'm just glad to be here.

After that my parents wouldn’t let me forget about the mistake I had made, so I finally got the courage to tell them what really happened so that maybe they would let it go. They say that the first step to recovery is to admit that you have a problem, and I believe that admitting to something so that you could get help is really brave, and every person can do it.

It is so easy to do what is wrong. I think this is because you actually have to work to succeed. I used to try not to think about what I was doing because if I thought too much about it I would start feeling guilty. Now I look back and I am glad that I decided to get help. I haven’t done too many brave things in my life, but I think I could say that this is one of the bravest things I have done.