“I know I’ve been all over the place. I’m sorry. I can’t do this. I’ll get a normal job. I’ll go back to college. Please. I’ll be normal. I promise I’ll be normal. I just want to come home.” “You have dropped out of everything and you haven’t seen anything through. You can’t do that this time.” My heart sank. My stomach tightened; tears poured down my face; my voice strained. “Please, Mom, please. I don’t want to be like this anymore,” I begged and pleaded. “I’m sorry.” She hung up, leaving me in a cocoon of dread. Lost, alone, broken, and feeling like a complete failure. I had ruined my life
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