My Story

It was August 22, 2005 on a chilly fall day. I remember this very clearly because it was picture day at school and i wanted to look really good because i wanted this to be my best picture of the year. I had pinned my hair to the sides and sprayed it with hairspary and I put on a skirt and a really nice tee shirt. I had over slept that morning though and i was running late and i missed the bus. My mom had to call David Hampton -the truency officer- to take me to school and by the time i had arrived i was already late for school and had missed the pictures. About five minutes after arriving i was called to the office and little did i know at this time that this would be the start of the worst week of my life. After walking to the office i was told that i was getting checked out to go to Frontier Health to get help. They had saw the cuts on my arms and suspected there were more that couldn't be showed. So David Hampton drove me out there and there i met with a counselor and she thought it was best that i be sent off to get some help.1

So that night we made a trip out to Marion Virginia to a Mental Health Facility. When i arrived they said i was voulentary and i didn't have to be watched all night. I had to take a addmission shower so they could see where all the cutz were they found them on my arms, legs, stomach, sides, and everywhere else i could reach to cut. After the shower the doctor had to check me out and he looked me over and said besides the cuts i was fine and i could go on down and get my clothes and put the up. When i arrived in the little room to get my stuff they told me they had taken half my stuff and put it up for me cuz it wasn't appropiate here. So after i gathered my stuf they showed me to my room and i put my stuff in the closet. Then i had to go get a test for tuberculosious and get my blood pressure checked two times then they gave me something to drink and told me to go to bed cause i had to get up early. 2

I slept through the night almost with no problems and changed my clothes and went to eat breakfast where i got to meet the other adolesents there. There was D.J., Megan, Renee, and Kristina and we all bevcame really good friends quickly. Me and D.J. had a special bond and we were really close, closer then all the rest there. After we all ate and everything we went into the day room and played games and worked puzzles and worked on making our friendships closer. Then we had school to go to and it was pretty fuun and me and dj worked on everything together. Then i got called to a meeting and i told them that i had thoughts of harming myself and other and that i still saw the shadowy figures. That's when things got worse they put me on supervision and i had to be watched all day and all night constantly. this went on for about three days and then things were normal again. 3

After about a week of being there i was released and i got to come home. I was so happy to be home and my little sis was the happiest to see me. she ran over and hugged me and gave me a big kiss and told me how much she missed me. I was really happpy to be there at that time i knew i was loved and missed. My lesson learned in this is not to play games with death cuz i will pay my consenquences.4