Narrative EssayIt all started during my sophomore year of high school. People always tell you that when someone knocks you down, you should always get back up and keep trying. I had this mindset at the beginning of sophomore year, but I ended up letting a teacher get me down to the point that I didn't get back up for a couple of years. I never expected my sophomore year of high school to go so wrong. However, I was able to move forward and put my negative experience behind me. I went to Sandia High School for my freshman and sophomore years. As a sophomore I felt comfortable about high school. My favorite subjects were science and English. I had signed up for the Newspaper that year and was very excited because I wanted to be a writer. This time my friend was smoking. I made it clear to security that it was only her who was smoking. I didn't want to have any more problems like that. Even though I had nothing with me, Mr. Knauber gave me the choice of suspension and long-term hearings or withdrawing and forgoing final exams and most credits. I lost most of my credits that semester. Even though I was upset, I was also relieved. I transferred to Gilbert Sena High and began trying to make up for my lost credits. I did quite well at first, however my anxiety about school was still severe. I wanted to make a change but I was afraid to go to school because I would have anxiety attacks. I never wanted to ask for help because I was afraid that teachers would be critical and not supportive, remembering Mr. Steele. I was pretty much terrified of turning in work, especially in English, because I thought the teachers would give me bad grades or demote me for not doing it correctly. I ended up missing most of the first semester. I knew I had to do something about the fear and anxiety. I didn't want to give up on graduating or let anxiety control me. I have tried many ideas, doctors, etc. to relieve my anxiety and nothing worked until I tried acupuncture. I immediately began to no longer let what happened in Sandia hold me back. I started to speed up in my lessons. I was getting all A's and B's. It was great to get back on track. Even though I still had some anxieties, I was going back to school. I still sometimes felt like my work was never good enough. When I had to take the writing EOC for my degree, I thought I wouldn't even pass it. However, once my essay was graded, the principal called me into her office. When I entered the office I saw the principal, vice principal and English teachers. They told me that my EOS writing essay was the best in school and had the highest grade. I set the entire grade point average for the class. They hung it up and gave me an award and a commendation. After that, I finally felt like I could enjoy school again. I knew I was smart, that I was doing a worthy job and that I really put all my effort into it. I was finally able to let go of the past. In the first semester of my senior year of school, I took 11 classes. I took some at school and some online to catch up on what I missed. Then I took two extra dual credit classes at CNM my last semester because I had nothing else to do and I wanted to achieve