<p>I went back home, cried my eyes out on my pillow till they look like they were about to pop out. I had panic attacks I couldn't explain what I was feeling to anyone, I held on my chest cause I felt it leaving my body. I moved around like I was fine and happy. I did what every other person does to remain happy but I was still depressed. </p><p> </p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I smile and laugh around people till am back in the four corners of my room again, staring at my phone hoping I could receive his call again, I tried calling his number even when I knew he was dead until my mind took me back to when his corpse was placed right in front of me. A tear dropped in my eye as I clenched my fist to question God why now?, why me?, is this the life you want me to struggle and fight for?..</span></p><p><br/></p><p>I had to go back to my normal life, read for exams, work so I can make a living, send back funds to my siblings, attend classes when my brain is malfunctioning, work more even when my body is tired.</p><p><br/></p><p>My brain went numb all the time trying to process what I am doing but I just end up going back to God to beg him to help me, he came through for me even though I felt like every meat and bone in my body was nitpicked.</p><p><br/></p><p>I'd cry days it became so hard I can't get anyone to help. I had no one to talk to, I had people but my mind had no one, I had friends but it felt like i had no one, and finally I opened up to somebody and he has always being that friend I needed, I talked about it and he told me to keep pushing, it's gonna be fine.</p><p><br/></p><p>I woke up the second day told myself I am alive for a reason, I need to make things work, I got through the first stage of grieve and work more harder.</p><p><br/></p><p>I had to go back home to listen to my mum cry all the time, I needed to be strong for me, my mum and my siblings, I became a rock that had little feelings to hold unto.</p><p><br/></p><p>I faked all my emotions to get rid of my anonymous pain. </p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The winners are picked by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.