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Whenever I have moments when I feel like I'm struggling, I look back at where I used to be. I think of all the struggles I've been through in my life and think how far I've come.

University was one of the most difficult times of my life, not because of the work itself, but the people I was surrounded by. I fell deeply in love and had my heart broken in two. My own fault really. I also made a friend there whom I thought much of, but we clashed often because she and I had very different views on behaviour and how one should behave towards others.

I look at all the good parts of my time there as well. I made a great circle of good, wonderful friends. One in particular whom I became so close to that in the span of just a few months, she knew me better than anyone else there could ever have done. I confided so many secrets in her. She sat there and let me cry, and hugged me when I needed it the most.

Definitely looking back on the hardships we've each been through shows just how strong we really are. It demonstrates perseverance despite all odds, and a willingness to survive.