May be triggering to some mentions self harm, panic attacks, eating disorder and suicidal thoughts.

Karen

The girl at the back of the classroom with her head hanging low and a fake smile on her face. Her sleeves pulled all the way down past her wrist to hide her scars and her recent cuts or burns. She walks the streets like nothing has happened so no one sees the pain that she is in. She hides away in the bathroom so no one can see her self harm. She could be your daughter, sister or a friend who hides in the bathroom to hide her pain. She cries herself to sleep each night regretting things that happened in the past or something that happened during the day. Her eating habits go from eating three times a day to only eating once and then bring it all back up. She keeps herself isolated from the people that she loves. She tried anything to be alone so she can walk about her house with her sleeves up where no one can see her self harm scars and she can act like herself. She builds a wall 6 feet high so no one can get through, and as soon as someone starts to break the wall down she puts a metal fence over the broken wall. She suffers each day with mental health fighting the demons in her own head. She feels like she is always fighting with her head. She tells herself that she is done with everything and she cant go on anymore. She thinks of taking her own life but then she doesn’t, she lives another day but she regrets it every minute but she knows that she needs to stay alive and strong for the people that love and care for her. She stays awake every night listening to music through her headphones to try and get rid of the thoughts in her head. She feels like a ghost. She has as least one panic attack each day and her longest panic attack so far has been 2 hours long. She always pretends that she is okay and she dreamt to pretend anymore. She has the fear of having more panic attacks everyday. She just wants to feel safe and protected. She feels like she is fading away. She just wants to recover. She has been torn apart. She hopes the worst is over. She will recover. She has nothing to lose. She keeps holding on. She is a warrior. She is a fighting and surviving. She feels alone. She wants to make it through the day without a relapse. She is driving herself crazy with all the thoughts and voices. She lies to everyone that asks if see is okay by saying she is fine while trying to hold back the tears. She wakes up everyday hoping it was just a bad dream. She just wants to go to a better place. She hopes her secret doesn’t get out. She thought she was over it but se wasn’t. She lost so much of her life to self harm and suicidal intentions ( thoughts)