A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares

by Krystal Sutherland

“You think so little of your family because they don’t love you like you wanna be loved, but that doesn’t mean they don’t love you with everything they’ve got. Just because they aren’t perfect people doesn’t mean they aren’t enough.”

Love was a mirror that made our bright bits shine like stars and dulled even the harshest ugliness. We loved to love because it made us beautiful. And maybe there was nothing wrong with that.

Maybe we deserved to be beautiful.

To that end, I beseech you to read Adam Silvera’s article “Happiness Isn’t Just An Outside Thing”—you can find it on his Tumblr.

There is no shame in seeking help. There is no shame in seeking help. There is no shame in seeking help. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy—I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” —Art Williams

None was more useful and inspiring than Dawn Huebner’s “Rethinking anxiety: Learning to face fear” from TEDxAmoskeagMillyardWomen in 2015. Huebner’s talk formed the basis of Esther’s therapist’s advice, and has also been invaluable to me personally (I can now sleep in the dark after watching horror movies).