“I learned years ago that it’s okay to do this. To seek out small spaces for me, to stop and imagine myself alone. People are too much sometimes. Friends, acquaintances, enemies, strangers. It doesn’t matter; they all crowd. Even if they’re all the way across the room, they crowd. I take a moment of silence and think:
I am here. I am okay.”
― Eliza and Her Monsters
I am here. I am okay.”
― Eliza and Her Monsters
“Disappearing is an art form, and I am its queen.”
― Eliza and Her Monsters
― Eliza and Her Monsters
“Broken people don't hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten.”
― Eliza and Her Monsters
― Eliza and Her Monsters
“How can I want something so badly but become so paralyzed every time I think about taking it?”
― Eliza and Her Monsters
― Eliza and Her Monsters
“I'm so tired. I'm tired of anxiety that twists my stomach so hard I can't move the rest of my body. Tired of constant vigilance. Tired of wanting to do something about myself, but always taking easy way out.”
― Eliza and Her Monsters
― Eliza and Her Monsters
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