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Talk about a time when you felt like you were about to lose your mind. Answer in at least a paragraph.

It was PSAT/SAT Day sophomore year. I didn't even know we had to take it and I had come in sleep deprived. I was angry when I realized I was forced to take it, especially since I didn't even know what a PSAT was. I remember finishing the test and realizing it wasn't as hard as I thought. I was ready to go to class when testing was delayed. I was stuck in a hot trailer with no air conditions until 2pm, finally let out to eat lunch. I remember waiting and waiting, hoping the announcements would come on. I was hungry, tired, and angry. It took way too long for us to be let out, just for it to be a bag lunch because of how many students they had to feed. Today, we read a short story called the Yellow Wallpaper. It consist of a woman, presumed to be named Jane, slowing going insane in a rental mansion due to mental illness and the yellow paper, described to be so ugly and yellow that it was making her upset. It slowly worsened her condition until she finally went insane at the end. I liked this book because it shows how the smallest details are enough to make someone snap, especially if they have other factors going on. It also shows how important it is to listen to people dealing with mental illness/disorders, as they know what is happening to them better than anyone, even if they are a highly renowned physician. Today, I feel tired. I stayed up until 2am studying for my Calculus test. I set a small alarm to take a power nap and ended up oversleeping until 4am, giving me just one hour to cram in as much as I could. I bombed the test but luckily, the teacher drops the lowest test grade at the end, so I just have to study and get a good grade on the remaining 3 test. 

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