I believe that support is a very important aspect in one’s life. Support can be different from person to person. I go through my daily task with the help of my family and friends. I find great support by being surrounded by people I love and respect. Work is very stressful for me and having my family home after work, it is a great support as they listen to my concerns. They are there to listen to me and help me to distress myself. Sometimes the financial problem that occurs in my home is hard to talk about it with my family. For instance, I believe my parents get more stressed if I talk about financial problems on a daily basis. This stress can cause illnesses to my parents as they are not in a young age anymore. I use my friends, in this matter, as support to discuss my problems that I do not feel comfortable discussing with my family. These supports I find it very beneficial because it makes me a better person every day. If I would not have my family and friends on a daily basis, I believe I would go very depressed. Just imagining having no support from the people I love makes me feel sad. My family and friends help me feel better emotionally that without them will impact my life in a crucial way.
My girlfriend, originally from Los Angeles, California, went to St. Louis, Missouri to get her master’s degree. She was alone in a new city with no family nearby. After she got her master’s degree, a job was offered to her at her school; which she accepted. Although she had support from her family and me, she found it difficult staying after six months and decided to return home. If I were her, that would have been the biggest challenge of my life; being away from my family. I need my family to have my life balanced. They give me support by not making feel alone in this world, hearing my issues and giving me their best advice to handle them, and the love that I receive from them which makes me very happy. My life and family are not perfect, but we work together through our best and worst of times. My family is very beneficial because they provide support in many different ways. My girlfriend was strong for being away from the people she loves. I could not imagine myself far away from my family and girlfriend and not having them in my life, it will be the end of the world for me. The biggest impact that I would have is being alone and for me, feeling alone is like having no life to live for.
