Jessica Winters

“One makes you feel special; the other makes you feel used.”

“Be willing to accept the pain and feel it. Denying it will only prolong getting to a point you can heal. Don’t rush it. There is no point because it will sneak up and ruin the future. Allow as much time as needed. And do not let anyone tell you how long it should take. Everyone feels things different. Take all the time you need.”

“You always, always, always push me to be a better person in every way.”

“It depends. I’m pretty chill with most my exes. Expect for the crazy, idiotic, nutjob asshole that I would throw peanuts at if he was drowning at that moment.”

“Walk. Find something cool or useful that’s about a mile away, and go there every day. Should take you 20 minutes each way.”

It means that if your path is filled with roadblocks, you either drive through them or find another road.

“The most frustrating thought I keep having with this is, those men who did it to me probably didn’t think they did anything wrong.”

“My innocence was lost to a female cousin who was responsible for babysitting and protecting me.”

“We hurt, too. We want to be told nice things, too.”

TAURUS: A little pagan fairy with wings, you feel most at home in nature. You yearn to get away from the noise and dirt of the city and find yourself lost in a lush forest or a secluded beach. Beauty and creativity and magic are what possess your soul.

“Don’t drink your calories. Want a glass of orange juice? Choose water. Want a pop? Choose water.”

“When she backhanded me in the mouth until I lost consciousness.”

“When she spent two hours helping me find my keys in a dumpster.”

In general, introverts are not afraid of interacting with others; they simply prefer to spend time alone.

“There are a lot of things I want to do in my life, and they don’t require a partner.”

“Badmouthing the other parent. I understand you might lose your sh*t during a divorce, but keep your kids out of it.”

“Don’t marry a woman because you think you can spend the rest of your life with her…marry a woman because you think you can’t spend the rest of your life without her.”

An estimated 40 million American adults suffer from some form of anxiety disorder—even more than those who suffer from depression.