Lily Collins

My brightness came back. I didn't even realize I was less bright, but I felt brighter. I felt bigger. I felt free. I felt the lump in my stomach go away. I all of a sudden could breathe. of course you go through, then I was angry, then I was sad, then I was confused, then I felt guilty. Then I thought, oh, maybe I can change. And it was me.

My brightness came back. I didn't even realize I was less bright, but I felt brighter. I felt bigger. I felt free. I felt the lump in my stomach go away. I all of a sudden could breathe. of course you go through, then I was angry, then I was sad, then I was confused, then I felt guilty. Then I thought, oh, maybe I can change. And it was me.

My brightness came back. I didn't even realize I was less bright, but I felt brighter. I felt bigger. I felt free. I felt the lump in my stomach go away. I all of a sudden could breathe. of course you go through, then I was angry, then I was sad, then I was confused, then I felt guilty. Then I thought, oh, maybe I can change. And it was me.

And you go through all of these experiences and I was given the opportunity by this person to, to enter back into the relationship for another time. And I said, no, thank you. And at that moment, I knew that I had learned enough about myself through reading, through my first experiences in therapy, through talking to my friends about the realness of that experience.

And you go through all of these experiences and I was given the opportunity by this person to, to enter back into the relationship for another time. And I said, no, thank you. And at that moment, I knew that I had learned enough about myself through reading, through my first experiences in therapy, through talking to my friends about the realness of that experience.

And you go through all of these experiences and I was given the opportunity by this person to, to enter back into the relationship for another time. And I said, no, thank you. And at that moment, I knew that I had learned enough about myself through reading, through my first experiences in therapy, through talking to my friends about the realness of that experience.

Cause I think I, I definitely sugarcoated a lot of those moments to them. Of

Cause I think I, I definitely sugarcoated a lot of those moments to them. Of

Cause I think I, I definitely sugarcoated a lot of those moments to them. Of

In a way that was like, oh, I'm fine. It's all good. Yeah, that's not, I don't love that, but it's not as bad as you think it is. And when I stopped sugarcoating and started realizing what was actually going on, and by the way- journaled and screenshot and saved emails because I wanted one day to be able not to read it and go, oh God, but to read it and go, I didn't make it up. Yes.

In a way that was like, oh, I'm fine. It's all good. Yeah, that's not, I don't love that, but it's not as bad as you think it is. And when I stopped sugarcoating and started realizing what was actually going on, and by the way- journaled and screenshot and saved emails because I wanted one day to be able not to read it and go, oh God, but to read it and go, I didn't make it up. Yes.

In a way that was like, oh, I'm fine. It's all good. Yeah, that's not, I don't love that, but it's not as bad as you think it is. And when I stopped sugarcoating and started realizing what was actually going on, and by the way- journaled and screenshot and saved emails because I wanted one day to be able not to read it and go, oh God, but to read it and go, I didn't make it up. Yes.

Because you never know. You know, you never know if your mind is going to play tricks on you. And I saved it all. And I even knew to go further back at 16 years old, I knew that I was going to want to remember everything The summer I was 16 and I thought I'm going to learn a lot of things about myself this year.

Because you never know. You know, you never know if your mind is going to play tricks on you. And I saved it all. And I even knew to go further back at 16 years old, I knew that I was going to want to remember everything The summer I was 16 and I thought I'm going to learn a lot of things about myself this year.

Because you never know. You know, you never know if your mind is going to play tricks on you. And I saved it all. And I even knew to go further back at 16 years old, I knew that I was going to want to remember everything The summer I was 16 and I thought I'm going to learn a lot of things about myself this year.

I know that in the next two years, it's going to be a lot of things that happened to me. And I'm going to start journaling because I'm going to want my future self to look back and know where things are. started really percolating and what feelings I was associating with what experiences. And one day I'm going to want to know that.

I know that in the next two years, it's going to be a lot of things that happened to me. And I'm going to start journaling because I'm going to want my future self to look back and know where things are. started really percolating and what feelings I was associating with what experiences. And one day I'm going to want to know that.

I know that in the next two years, it's going to be a lot of things that happened to me. And I'm going to start journaling because I'm going to want my future self to look back and know where things are. started really percolating and what feelings I was associating with what experiences. And one day I'm going to want to know that.

And then when I went to go write my book and when I went to go play a character in the movie to the bone, I was like, wait a second, I've written about stuff. And I like went back and thought it even said to future me in case you're wondering. And I'm like, what? And so having all of that helped me, take what I had written and then verbalize it.

And then when I went to go write my book and when I went to go play a character in the movie to the bone, I was like, wait a second, I've written about stuff. And I like went back and thought it even said to future me in case you're wondering. And I'm like, what? And so having all of that helped me, take what I had written and then verbalize it.