It is interesting to me how many times I get caught up in this mind set that the events around me cause my actions. This is not true. We get to choose the way we react to any event, by changing the way we think and feel about it. Funny as this may sound I suffered from depression, and many other problems and addictions that young people suffer from. As I struggled getting over these problems I didn't just want them to be numbed by medicine or live my whole life as a lie. I wanted them completely gone, and I felt in order to accomplish this I needed to take the time to get over them myself. I didn't realize it then but I was continuously changing my thoughts when I would struggle. As I kept up on making my thoughts positive my feelings were changing, which changed my actions. I had to tell myself over again and again that I was good, and beautiful. I recognized that my original thoughts were untrue, and that is the first step.
The main point in sharing any of this is to prove that you are not controlled by events, rather you control your own reaction and what you think on event. If you don't like who or what you have become, change it. If you have the power and will, you can become anything you want to be.