The World of Emma

The importance of reading I think reading is so important to society. People need to get off social media and start looking up off their phones and into the real world. Ironically, you might be reading this on your phone or computer, but at least you are engaging your mind. Children today are so used to waking up and checking their phones and social media accounts. What happened to reading a book or playing outside or talking to their family. Yes I have social media accounts, but recently I have been trying to distance myself from them and spend more time in the real world. Pay more attention to what is going on around me. There are so many things to be learned from reading. You can learn from others experiences, improve understanding, become more knowledgeable, and improve imagination.  When I began reading more and more and getting off my phone I became happier. I’d rather have my nose stuck in a book than down in a phone. I’m able to focus on my life not other peoples lif...

My Mental Health Struggles I have struggled with mental health issues since I was a child. Now at eighteen years old, with the help of my family, friends, and doctors i have a different view on things then i did when i was younger.  My problems started when I was in middle school. I was bullied by two girls in my 8th grade math class. I was struggling in this class and I these girls noticed and took advantage. They started by whispering about me to each other. Then they would pass notes to each other talking about me. After class they would leave them on my desk to make sure I saw them. They said things like, "She's so fat and ugly!" or "She's the stupidest person I've ever met." This constant bullying made me think there was something wrong with me. I believed that i was fat, ugly and stupid. I started to not eat for days at a time. Then I would binge for days at a time. Whenever I would eat, I would cut myself as punishment and because I had so muc...