“It would've been the perfect time to tell her. To tell anyone. To say, 'I'm drowning and I need someone, anyone, to be my life raft.' To say, 'I thought it had gone, and it hasn't and I'm so scared by what that means.' To say, 'I just want to be normal, why won't my head let me be normal?” PainSilenceMental HealthMental IllnessOcd Book:Am I Normal Yet? Source: Am I Normal Yet?
“Soon my sobs dulled to a whimper. Soon my breathing came back. Soon I was able to get off the carpet. Soon I'd meet my friends for college and pretend it hadn't happened.” PainSilenceMental HealthMental IllnessOcd Book:Am I Normal Yet? Source: Am I Normal Yet?
“I didn't really have any sharable anecdotes. That's the thing about anxiety - it limits your experiences so the only stories you have to tell are the "I went mad" ones.” PainSilenceAnxietyMental HealthMental IllnessOcd Book:Am I Normal Yet? Source: Am I Normal Yet?