I keep trying to tell myself that things are finally starting to look up, but half of me doesn’t want to believe it because of how shitty things have been for the past few months. I know that everything I’ve been going through is all supposed to make me stronger and work towards my growth as a person, but all of the stress and anxiety that goes along with it doesn’t really help me to be positive about it. But I’m sick of feeling so negative and defeated about everything. I’m sick of feeling like my situation is hopeless and that I have to be miserable because that’s “just what you do.” I don’t want to be a victim of my circumstances. I just want to progress and move on.