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ROLLERCOASTER! W hat do you think defines life? Emphatic highs and hard-hitting lows shape up life’s graph!  In every amusement park, the most anticipated ride is the Rollercoaster. The sudden changes in the course and the rapid breaks increase the “wow” factor of this ride. Twists and turns in a ride might give happiness, knowing the fact that it lasts only for a few minutes. But what if these things come as a part of life?  Then it becomes a nightmare. Most people of this generation are regularly getting into cycles of stress, anxiety, and depression; I am no exception.  From random tantrums to sleepless nights, I have been there and done that. Having gone through all the trouble, I try to stay optimistic and look forward to the next day. How? you ask me, well, it took a lot of courage and a strong support system to jump over this mammoth-sized hurdle! Flashback a few years, you will find me as a chirpy, carefree being, until one day, everything changed. Till then, I never imagined myself as a strong person. 56 Tough times test your strongest capabilities. Like an unwelcome guest, when that turbulent storm hit, I was startled for a while. My world changed diametrically and I suffered alone on the opposite island. I convinced myself so hard that it will be alright and all this will go away. But it never came back to normal. Having it all inside my head and building up the tension, became harder, as the days passed by. Then, after one long night of anxiety-attacks, I figured out that the only way to put out this “fire” was to confide. The most trustworthy ears and purest hearts came to my aide.  I finally decided to tell my problem to my mom and dad. I cried, wept, screamed and let go off of all my emotions to them. All they did was patiently listen to me and offered the most logical solution. When I look back today, if not for these two angels in disguise, I wonder what path my life would have taken. When life gives you hard times, getting stressed and falling into the vicious cycle of depression is very normal.