Why go back when you can move forward? I face this question each day I breathe, it's not always so easy to answer.
PTSD
Keeps me from looking forwards. I am sucked into my past, always looking behind my shoulder.
PTSD
Usually associated with our war heroes, the ones who can't leave the battlefield behind. I am not one of them
PTSD
My battlefield was the school, the classrooms, everywhere.
PTSD
The headaches, the depression, the anxiety, the insomnia.
PTSD
All lead back to square one: by my rapist, by my peers, by everyone.
PTSD
Four easy letters
Four easy words
Lifetime of pain
YOU ARE READING
Letter To My Past Self
NonfiksiThese are several short stories about my life. There are several triggers such as rape and PTSD.
