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“I let them make me into a person who doesn't know when to speak the hell up, a person who gives up control over her life, over her body, over everything.
I do what they tell me to do, what everyone tells me to do. Why didn't they ever teach me to stand up for myself?”
― The Way I Used to Be
I do what they tell me to do, what everyone tells me to do. Why didn't they ever teach me to stand up for myself?”
― The Way I Used to Be
“All you have to do is act like you’re normal and okay, and people start treating you that way.”
― The Way I Used to Be
― The Way I Used to Be
“Maybe He'll get what he deserves. Maybe Not. Maybe I'll never find it in my heart to forgive him. And maybe there's nothing wrong with that,either. All those maybes swimming around my head make me think that "maybe" could just be another word for hope.”
― The Way I Used to Be
― The Way I Used to Be
“I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what makes you happy,but it's not really like that, you know? It's not that simple.”
― The Way I Used to Be
― The Way I Used to Be
“I feel these forbidden thoughts creep in sometimes without warning. Slow thoughts that always start quietly, like whispers you're not even sure you're hearing. And then they get louder and louder until they become every sound in the entire world. Thoughts that can't be undone.
Would anyone care?
Would anyone even fucking notice?
What if one day I just wasn't here anymore?
What if one day it all just stopped?
What if? What if? What if?”
― The Way I Used to Be
Would anyone care?
Would anyone even fucking notice?
What if one day I just wasn't here anymore?
What if one day it all just stopped?
What if? What if? What if?”
― The Way I Used to Be
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