Just Breathe (IN EDITING)

Not An Update

Okay so firstly hi guys! So as you can probably tell this isn't an update. As there is quite a lot going on with this characters in this book I thought I'd write a quick little blurb about each of their mentalities. All three of them do struggle with mental illness clearly but I felt like it was a little all over the place with who has what. I'm not going to go into full detail as to what the disorders are but rather give you a brief explanation.

Phil- Phil is probably the most stable of the three. Despite his having a panic attack in chapter three he doesn't have a panic disorder. What he does have is situational depression, meaning when things are very stressful it triggers his depression. This obviously digs up his self hatred (which was already there but Phil buries it away) and causes his self deprecating thoughts. As addressed in the chapter sunrise Phil developed an eating disorder at the age of seventeen. He lost 30 lbs (or 13.6 kg) in about a month or two. After having a starvation scare he recovered in an eating disorder clinic at which he was diagnosed with Anorexia. He has since then recovered although sometimes his bad habits of not eating return, but not with any intention of losing weight.

Lilah - Lilah's mental illness hasn't really been addressed since I think the first couple of chapters. When it was mentioned it came out that she struggled with Self harm and attempted suicide at the age of 15. As of late she was diagnosed with persistent Depressive disorder, meaning she has struggled with depression for two years or longer.

Evan- Now Evan is just a mess isn't he. Honestly I think he's just overall a sad person really. He hasn't been diagnosed with anything professionally due to his parents negligence to see that he goes to therapy. He does not assume that he has any disorder either, rather just seeing himself as broken and not knowing why he is the way he is.  He struggles with a panic disorder brought on by social situations as addressed in the first few chapters of the book but with time has learned to deal with it. His panic attacks are not frequent and only happen on a rare occasion. He uses self harm as a coping mechanism, and started when he was eighteen. It is only periodical and in times of high stress similar to Phil's depression. Evan has Borderline personality disorder. Bpd causes his depression, as well as many of the other issues he faces such as guilt, anger, and self destructiveness.

Alrighty so I just wanted to clear a few things up about the characters as moving forward I want everyone to have a decent understanding as to what may cause some of their actions. I hope this didn't offend anyone who struggles with these disorders, I can assure you I have done research and am not just blindly assuming what each disorder is. Anyway the next chapter should be up in about a week, so keep an eye out!