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Submitted to Contest #161
TW: Sexual Abuse, Substance AddictionI walked through life carrying a person on my back. Every day since that day was a heavy, dark feeling in my chest. I had panic attacks, anxiety, and stress ever since the shadow people latched onto my back. ‘Why don’t you believe me?’ as I screamed and sobbed. I woke up from nightmares dripping in sweat. I’ve been smoking weed to soothe the pain. It worked. I never had to think about it while I felt at a high. I woke up to smoke weed, I had a panic attack and smoked weed, and every night before I went to...
Submitted to Contest #36
Dear Diary, 6-24-09 The way I viewed life was timid. Everything around me was another reason to close up into a bubble again. I would constantly look for reassurance that everything was okay but every time I looked around there was disappointment and humiliation. I’m bullied in school for not having the most trendy clothes in school, the child in the family that my parents didn’t care about, and no friends or social life as a distraction. Everything...
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