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I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things.

I have shed many tears of pain and indignation.

I've always been very visceral in that I feel things very deeply.

When you overcome a profound loss, or there's some catalyst in your life that shifts everything, if you're able to take it in stride and heal, it can make for much more three-dimensional and empathetic people.

There's nothing like overcoming something that scares you so much. Nothing feels better.

At times, I feel overwhelmed and my depression leads me into darkness.

Ten years ago, I still feared loss enough to abandon myself in order to keep things stable. I'd smile when I was sad, pretend to like people who appalled me. What I now know is that losses aren't cataclysmic if they teach the heart and soul their natural cycle of breaking and healing.

I was very lost as a teenager. Which is a horrible way to feel.