raerae -`♡´-’s Reviews > Yours Truly > Status Update

"For so long I let my life be dictated by my anxiety. Everything I did revolved around not getting uncomfortable, not leaving my safe space. But I wouldn't do that with Brianna. I'd leave my comfort zone. I had to. Because that's where she was and for her I would go anywhere."

“For so long I let my life be dictated by my anxiety. Everything I did revolved around not getting uncomfortable, not leaving my safe space. But I wouldn’t do that with Brianna. I’d leave my comfort zone. I had to. Because that’s where she was and for her I would go anywhere.”

“…being liked by Jacob meant something because he was so shy. It’s like when someone’s pet comes to sit with you instead of their person, and you feel like the chosen one. It made me feel a little special, like he saw something in me.”

“Eating was intimate. It took me a long time to truly feel comfortable doing it in front of someone. It took a long time to feel comfortable doing a lot of things in front of someone.”

I’ve never felt so seen in a book.. 🫶🏻

“It was a small invisible gesture of friendship from me. Something she’d likely never even fully appreciate because she didn’t know the effort that came with it. She’d just think I watched the same popular show she does and that would be it. This was me making space for her, even though she’d never know it. My way of saying thank you for her friendship, even if it was too quiet to hear.”

Two things… Jacob overthinking Bri’s letter is SO REAL and puts into perspective how insane it is to be an overthinker. Wow.
Secondly, Bri’s response!!! “I think you probably want what every introvert wants—to be invited, even though you won’t come… Know you are welcome and wanted.”

My heart :)))

Jacob’s anxiety is so relatable!