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“I feel guilty for being myself because the people around me never really appreciated me, so it taught me to think little of myself too. It makes me feel powerless; like people have a strong hold on me and that I’m not strong enough or beautiful enough or talented or smart enough to do anything I want. It feels like self-betrayal because I know this isn’t right, but it also feels like I can’t move and that makes me sad.”

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”