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I stare into the souls of humans and ask them what they want.

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I don’t want you to feel that a standardized test is a true measure of your worth and that grades are what define you.

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I can always tell when it is fake and not genuine.

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I cry until thinking is a sanctioned activity. I cry until I can see clearer. You are not here.

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But maybe normal isn’t okay. Normal is five hours of TV a day. Normal is overweight.

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3. Pretending to be “normal.”

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I was diagnosed with schizophrenia when I was 20 years old.

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Be active on Twitter. Let people know that you’re a person who does things. Cool things! Make sure to tweet about the amazing dinner you had with your best friends. It was a potluck in Brooklyn and you brought the kale! Neglect to mention/ tweet what you did afterwards, which was cry three solitary tears while watching Felicity on Netflix and eating an entire sleeve of Joe-O’s.