My Mental Health Journey Part 4

⚠️MENTAL HEALTH TRIGGER WARNING⚠️ 

In 2015, I started at the University of Houston, C.T Bauer College of Business. I admit, I didn’t have the most positive attitude going into it. I told myself I’d just go to class, study, and come home. I also knew how important extracurricular activities would be on my resume for internships. So, I joined the American Marketing Association(AM) . One association, not a big deal. But then, I dove into Bauer Ambassadors and became an ambassador for the Bauer College of Business and a Communications Committee Leader for AMA. This grew into me being the Director of Communications, being a part of Bauer Women’s Society, and Bauer Ambassadors. Along with doing well in my classes I was landing internships and speaking on panels for freshman classes about leveraging resources at our fingertips. I formed great friendships throughout my years at UH, met my best friend, and in my last semester in 2017 I just so happened to meet my now-husband. My 2+ years at UH were not smooth sailing all around though. I still had days where I cried, days where my anxiety consumed me. I tested in a separate center for students with ‘disabilities’ You see, because of my anxiety and panic disorder, I would blank out on tests. With time restrictions, and different formats, I would freeze. But, all universities (even community colleges) provide accommodations to make it easier for students with learning ‘disabilities. I would have the same exact exam as everyone. I would just test in a separate room, at a different time, with extra time to take my exam. This didn’t give me any unfair advantage though, because I would still blank out on my exams from time to time. I still had days where I didn’t want to go to school. Days where I just wanted to sleep. But because I was finally in a positive environment, I truly grew, and became a stronger, confident, boss woman.

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