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A Narrative Essay On My Life As A Teenager

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Being a teenager in this day and age is tougher than ever before. In our current competitive society we are all constantly being compared to the perfect and unrealistic models we see on television, social media and magazines and we feel the need to strive towards what is known as ‘perfect’. Society is constantly putting the pressure on us to be remarkably beautiful whilst achieving admirable grades.
Unfortunately for some it is a bigger struggle than others. As I grew up I constantly worried about my appearance. From as far back as I can remember I have always labelled myself as fat even when I, looking back now, really wasn’t. The more I aged, the more self-conscious I became and the more I desired to be ‘beautiful’. As I reached my early high-school years it peaked. Not only was my weight an issue, I promptly started to encounter …show more content…

Well, so my younger self thought. Looking back, it actually changed for the better, and without the advice from my mother it is improbable that I would have got tested for this underactive thyroid disease. As I approached the doctor’s room she sat me down on the seat remotely close to her and apologised for assuming that my problems were only minor. Her ruddy cheeks of sheer embarrassment bounced of me as she sat there uneasily. My whole body froze as she stared deeply into my eyes, transferring the words “you’ll be on this medication for the rest of your life”. That daunting phrase really got to me. I should have knew that everything was going to be okay, but instead I sat on the seat with my bottom lip quivering as she said my blood results were concerning. Tears began to obscure my vison. Unfavourable thoughts swarmed my brain like a shark circling its prey. In hindsight, I think I was more overwhelmed by the fact I was getting cured rather than being intimidated by the whole situation. Up until this very day, I have never missed a

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