Personal Narrative: I Used To Be A Control Freak

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I used to be a control freak. Everything in my life had to be perfect. From a young age, I had to be the best pupil in the class at school. If I wasn’t getting the best grades then I would worry. The teachers couldn’t understand my concerns. It was just me being me. I remember when I took a beauty therapy course in my mid twenties. The director of the school told me she was concerned because I was getting 100% on every test. She was concerned because, “These marks can only go down, not up!” These words have come to mean so much more to me. I was so concerned with appearing perfect that the only way I could go was down. And I did. When I turned 40. Right to rock bottom. I was married with three young children at the time. Everything is