When I left highschool and started college I felt as if I did not have the space and time to be on my own because I was going to be living with my family for most of my college years. I had been upset because I had thought I was not going to be able to get the proper college experience due to many factors. The main one was basically living with my parents and also I had been thinking about living the same way as I did in  high school.

I wanted a change in my everyday lifestyle because I felt as if it seemed to be quite boring at times. I thought to myself that I also would not learn to be independent and eventually that I would not want to live on  my own due to my parents doing most of the work at home while I went out to school and worked by myself. Eventually I would learn to start taking care of myself at times by making myself food, taking care of my needs, and going shopping for some of the items I needed from the store. I felt super self sufficient at the time because I felt as if I could finally live on my own due to my independence. 

Some days I would go to the gym and try to satisfy my need to work out to better myself. I feel like being self-sufficient does not mean cooking or doing things around the house, but mainly it is the little things that you do to benefit yourself on a daily basis. I normally try to make myself feel better or try to fulfill my needs and most of the time it does truly work. Even Though it could work most of the time, it does not help all of the time. You could always ask for some help for being self-sufficient from your friends and even family members too. Always remember that you could be very self-sufficient and independent even if you do live with your parents in college.