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There is a middle ground. And if you’re at all feeling lost between the two, please don’t believe that you’re broken.

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The next step in the cycle is always relapse, and it always brings comfort and ends all pain. How do you quit something that seems to make everything better?

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I believe in taking chances, because no matter the outcome, regret is always a worse option. And on a related note, I believe in second chances. Really, when was the last time any of us got something right the first time?

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You can’t appreciate the highs — getting a new job or your college graduation, because nothing feels real. You can’t process what is happening to you because you’re not 100 percent sure it’s happening at all.