"When I'm with him,
his love engulfs all of the anger and depression inside of me
and smothers it out like a flame,
but when he's gone,
it adds fuel to the fire,
and it burns again."
-Laura Bussey
"It's like screaming underwater...
your lungs are about to burst,
but still, no one can hear you."
-Laura Bussey
When you are numb and in pain at the same time...
When nothing, yet everything is wrong at the same time...
When just breathing hurts...
When sleep is the only time you escape...
When you can't resist it but you can't stand it...
When the tiniest things send you off...
When the smallest things become big accomplishments...
When you're constantly pushed away...
When you can't trust anybody...
When you're misunderstood...
When you stop caring about everything...
When you feel like everything is slowly fading away from your control...
You are a FIGHTER.
You are STRONGER than what is scaring you.
You are BETTER than you will ever know.
-Laura Bussey
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