How to Disappear
I feel like everything is not going to be ok. It doesn't matter how many inspirational quotes I find on Pinterest, how many people say I'll get through this, or how many times I pray to Jesus for comfort. My life has been flipped upside down for almost a year now. As surprising as this sounds, this tale isn't about my mental health . I remember the twinkling lights shining down above me from the Christmas tree as I laid on my couch last year. Stuck . Unable to move. For about 4 days. It was slow at first. It crept up on my life like a panther in the pitch black wilderness getting ready to make it's move for dinner. After those days passed, it came and went again, several times. As the New Year rolled in, I remember limping through my kitchen thinking to myself... " I don't want to be like this for the rest of my life ." Fast forward to nearly a year later. Today, I took a bath for the first time in over a week. Not because I'm depressed. Because I have...