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Everyone knows the story of Icarus, how he flew too close to the sun and it melted the wax holding his manufactured wings together, so that he fell to his death.

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I am the pendulum swinging, back and forth, back and forth.

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Today's the solstice, the first day of summer, the longest day of the year.

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"We treat our employees like family," the recruiter said proudly, and that was the moment I mentally crossed her company off my interest list.

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I thought losing you would destroy me.

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There was nothing he could possibly do that would make me love him less.

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When people ask about the scars on my left wrist, I tell them I was caught in a trap and that's where I tried to cut myself free.

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I caught myself actually feeling happy just now.

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I remember being young enough to think that a little natural talent meant I would have a glorious, shining life.

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"It scares me," I admitted, "thinking about going back out into the world with a mental health diagnosis, whether anyone will ever take me seriously again as a person or if they'll just see me as a broken thing needing to be fixed."

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Everyone knows the story of Icarus, how he flew too close to the sun and it melted the wax holding his manufactured wings together, so that he fell to his death.	229
I am the pendulum swinging, back and forth, back and forth.	217
Today's the solstice, the first day of summer, the longest day of the year.	214
"We treat our employees like family," the recruiter said proudly, and that was the moment I mentally crossed her company off my interest list.	213
I thought losing you would destroy me.	213
There was nothing he could possibly do that would make me love him less.	210
When people ask about the scars on my left wrist, I tell them I was caught in a trap and that's where I tried to cut myself free.	208
I caught myself actually feeling happy just now.	206
I remember being young enough to think that a little natural talent meant I would have a glorious, shining life.	203
"It scares me," I admitted, "thinking about going back out into the world with a mental health diagnosis, whether anyone will ever take me seriously again as a person or if they'll just see me as a broken thing needing to be fixed."	196