Hey guys...I'm Pancham and I just wanted to share my story. When I was 14 I got sick. Nobody could figure out what was wrong with me. My symptoms? Minor chest pain and a strange bark like cough. This particular cough would literally last for months on end. Because of it...I had to quit school and many my friends abandoned me....my parents and several of the 9 doctors that I ended up seeing though I was faking it. then mysteriously two years later...my grandmother suggested allergy tested. The doctor I was seeing then was totally against it....saying that couldn't possibly be that cause. My mother, though doubtful...put me through the testing anyway...sure enough...I was allergic to a variety of food items, grasses, and molds. I was immediatly put on a new diet...and now a year after that...I feel so much better. But still..that sickness left an indecribable emotional scarring. I was already socially awkward and prone to deprssion because My younger sister is very abusive...now though...I have been trying to better my life....dealing with my problems and trying to grow...i left a mentally abusive relationship for a new healthier one....and I managed to move up in my job that I somehow kept even though I was sick (thank god for understanding bosses). So all in all....I feel depressed less often and I feel as if I am finally growing in a passitive way....I guess what I am really trying to say is....If there are some of you out there who are feeling like you are drowning from depression, unbelieved, or ignored, I assure you that there is someone out there who cares. Even if you don't know it...there is someone out there who will listen...someone out there who will believe and love you..sometimes you just have to stop looking.....and sometimes you just have to look a little harder ant those you would expect. And also...always have hope. <3 anyway...I shouls stop ranting now...

That was a very nice ending. I'm glad everything with you is okay. Have a good day

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I'm happy you are feeling better now. But I hope you go back to school.
I don't like your family. They are just mean. You were not sick just because you wanted. So why were they like that?
Anyway, have hope, there are still good people in this world. There is always someone who loves you and cares for you :)

>>3 My family still thinks I was faking it. They are just strange people I guess. I'm hoping to get my GED soon...I have just been kinda busy lately.

Thank you for making this <3

Ahh. I made so many spelling misakes in that first post.
>>6 no problem. :)

Hey, I second what Neko and a few others said! Thankyou for making this, it might have brightened someone's day! I'm glad you're better now. I hope your family will come to understand you some day and break out of their silly old (wrong) beliefs!
Do find time to get your GED if you can. While it's true that people can get by in life just fine without conventional education, it's always good to learn as much as you can, and going through the traditional system really does help with future jobs and things, because employers want to see solid numbers and things like that. Good luck to you!