Friday, February 11, 2011

Black History Month: Winter and Depression

Dear Friends,


I say to people that I hate this time of the year. Winter is a cruel time to force people to be cold and miserable. I hate it because my life is frozen and I have to wait for spring to melt the ice in my life. I use to be active but for the exception of school, I think I am frozen. This is why I get depressed and want to not do anything. I get depressed this time of year because of the lack of things to do. I am also stuck in a rut because I am in a town where there is not a lot to do. I’m not active in a church, or school groups, or anything. I want to be active but there is nothing I can do that comes with a cost. I cannot work with kids because people are paranoid of who their kids are around. I cannot volunteer at the hospital because of the viruses in the air. Basically, I got the winter blues.

Since I am in school, I have no cash. So being broke does make things hard to do things. Most of my friends are done with classes, so my friends are working or making work for themselves. I’m in class and doing my work but also feel like I am alone again. I feel like that because I have no one to talk to now. Also my friends and other people are busy with their lives. Being alone is a good thing for me but as I make new friends and do more, I need to be around more people. I need to do something or I will lose my mind.

For now, I can try to fight this and work on school and other things. I need to do more because I am losing my mind and letting my body get fatter. That’s something else that people do in the winter, get fat. So I hope to fight the winter blues and get excited for spring.





Eugene Chandler III

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