as if somebody described my struggles in a nutshell to me. when my friends and other people look at and talk to me, they’d ask how have you changed? your voice is trembling and you look anxious while talking. but the same people also validate and applaud the strength of my being and character.

i stay mum, short of words, not sure how to put my daily struggles into precise words.

this paragraph is the accurate condensed form of those overwhelming feelings