Many people go through life without realizing how they impact those around them,

whether it be good or bad we often live in ignorance until we are confronted without mistakes.

When I was younger, around Jr. high and high school, I was a fairly horrible person. I did not

care about other people and most of them did not like me. People began to hate me, I lost many

of my friends, I started to hate myself, and I fell into a pit of self-loathing. The impacted my

future because I was known for being such an awful person, so later when I started to change I

had to deal with all of the memories and pain I had caused people to feel. During this time I

treated people extremely poorly, I lost the respect of others and I lost self-respect which lead to

severe depression. …show more content…
For instance, I would tease people for no reason at all. For example, I would make fun of

people when they made mistakes while speaking or reading aloud even though I had no reason to

act this way. Since I did this many people did not fancy me because I would pick on a person for

some trivial mishap. Not only would I make rude little comments; I would not stop picking on

them. An example of this is from my Jr. high years, I noticed a guy wearing pink bunny socks

and I tore into him relentlessly with degrading comments. My behavior is the reason why

everyone started to hate me and I distinctly remember him, saying “why are you so mean, do you

enjoy hurting other people's feelings, do you find it fun?” His words did not hit me until later on

in life. The negative effects of this behavior cut deep. I would cause people great pain by

focusing on their flaws and exploiting them to make them feel bad about themselves.

Additionally, I would treat innocent people with disdain, and I had no reason; I continued to

harm other people with my spiteful words. Treating people poorly is something that will stick

with you forever, and is hard a pain you will never