Narrative Essay Example: Obstacles in My Life

At 17 years old I have already had fears and obstacles in my life. This has taught me that I have to work hard for what I want in life, taught me that change can be hard but it’s ok and taught me how that you can not always trust people. One obstacle was my father, someone I love and once trusted. I was always scared of him, and I didn't know If I’d say something if he would react differently or not. One day, after school I went to my father’s house. Something must’ve happened  with him that day, because I remembered he never acted the same since. He would start drinking in the morning and wouldn’t stop until late at night. 

My dad would always be drinking when I got home from school or work. That was his masking for something I didn't know, and it seemed that's all he wanted to do was drink. Finally I had the courage to confront him about it, things got out of hand really fast and to be honest, a little scrappy. He almost acted like a little child that doesn’t get any candy when he wants it.  He eventually would sit  down and pass out. In the article “ways to fight your fears” it says “talk to someone you trust” so, I talked to my mom.  At that moment I texted my mom and told her everything that happened, well not everything exactly, but mostly the gist of it. I didn’t know what to do so I packed my bags, got everything I needed, and left early the next morning. I felt like I needed to confront him about it because it was just getting worse and worse over time.  He needed to take care of his health and his own body. It felt like he was at rock bottom and I couldn’t do anything about it. 

When life doesn’t go as planned, it is easy to make the decisions that are bad and that will eventually come back and haunt you over and over again. For example in the article “Get unstuck move past your obstacles” It says “make a plan for more possible detours” so I did. When you fall, focus on the situation, not the problem. All of these things happened for a reason with my father with his drinking problem, and mental health. It’s been almost a year now that I haven’t seen him or went over to the house. I’ve changed a lot as a person, I started to work out a lot and find myself. We exchanged text messages here and there and called but I knew he was the same person he was when I was living with him. 

The way I fought this, is that I started to work out a lot and I started to care about my body and my health. I also spent a lot of time with my family and friends. I did things I didn’t want to do to push myself and get out of my comfort zone so I could tackle whatever was in front of me. What I found in this article “Ways to fight your fears” says “Avoiding fears only makes them worse” which is one hundred percent true. Nothing was going to stop me, I began doing things that most people don't do or don’t like doing. I cut a lot of fake toxic people out of my life and kept my circle small. The reason for that is because I don’t like followers. I don't want people to always pat me on the back and say everything is going to be okay because it will not always go my way.  I want people to be honest with me and tell me the truth. That makes me rethink and evaluate the situation I am in.  I always want to fix the problem and see where I can improve. Sometimes working alone is better for me because that is where I can focus and grow as a person.  I’ve changed as a person and that’s the best thing that’s happened to me. I have overcome one of the biggest obstacles of my life this far, confronting my father, and facing my fear that I might have lost him forever because of his actions.