Have you ever been stuck in your own thoughts? I have, all the time I just get stuck in my thoughts, as if I was in a coma or a daydream. I always have a lot on my mind, I don’t think I’ve ever truly had a day were my mind/thoughts were blank. If it’s not school on my mind then it's something else like boys , friends , family, etc. I'm always stressing myself out about anything and everything. I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster that never ends, and I can't get off. My friends try to help me stop overthinking and stressing myself out, but nothing really helps because that’s how it’s always been for me. I overthink a lot and that is one of the things that stresses me out. I can be stubborn and confident at the same time. My thoughts are all the stars dancing at a party.

      I remember I would always stress and overthink it would get to the point where i wouldn't eat or I would cry myself to sleep. I would always try and juggle everything that was going on in my life all at once, I felt like I was juggling elephants. Another time I remember it got so bad I had to go to the hospital, because I wasn't eating or sleeping. I felt no energy like a vacuum was sucking it out of me. I felt so dizzy it kinda felt like I was floating. At times I was so depressed and other time it was like I wasn't even there. The sounds around me would just fade like i was just drifting away from them. I’d stand. Quiet, sad, shy, and alone. When my mom and dad first separated , I became depressed. My friends staring at me , “ lexi! ,lexi!, are you listening?” 

      I would always say “yeah , yeah.” I would always see my friends and family having fun and laughing, and it would make me think why am i not having fun or laughing.

      I could always hear my friends laughing and I’d see them smiling. I would always tell myself “get out of your head!” I could never take my own advice. There are stress stains on my brain.

      One day I told myself “ this is it! , we are done, we are going to have fun and stop stressing and overthinking , it's too exhausting “. I finally put trust in myself and that has changed my life. Five little words can go a long way now, “get out of your head!”.