I was seen in a way I didn’t know was possible when I first said yes to this world. They gave me Ritalin, but I didn’t like the way that made me feel — buzzing but flat. Courtesy of Nick DothéeThat morning before school, my mom came in holding the newspaper, grinning like she’d won something. It would be a few years of circling the drain before I finally collapsed in Los Angeles. I finally know how to live without needing to be the brightest thing in the room.

Source: Huffington Post September 09, 2025 11:55 UTC