Staten Island
College
My Family Thinks College Changed Me
When I go home, conversations feel careful. Like we’re all walking around the same thoughts without saying them out loud. I’m told I’ve changed,...
College
I Made It to College, But I Still Feel Lost
Everyone told me getting into college was the hard part.
That once I made it here, I’d feel proud. Motivated. Settled.
But some days, I feel...
Friendship
My Friends Don’t Know the Real Me
I joke a lot.
I’m “the funny one.” The one who keeps things light, who knows how to make people laugh when the mood gets...
Mental Health
I Think I’m Anxious, But I Don’t Know Who to Tell
My heart races for no reason sometimes.
I’ll be sitting still, doing nothing, and suddenly it feels like something is wrong. My chest tightens. My...
