Lily Collins

actually, yeah, if I were to write down what I just said and reread it to myself, I'd go, that's crazy. Like, why am I putting up with that? Or why do I think that's okay? And you're so right. At that age, you're fearful of speaking up. But in those times that I did, or as a teen therapist heard other people speaking up and watched their face as like five people in the room said, oh my God, I'm

actually, yeah, if I were to write down what I just said and reread it to myself, I'd go, that's crazy. Like, why am I putting up with that? Or why do I think that's okay? And you're so right. At that age, you're fearful of speaking up. But in those times that I did, or as a teen therapist heard other people speaking up and watched their face as like five people in the room said, oh my God, I'm

actually, yeah, if I were to write down what I just said and reread it to myself, I'd go, that's crazy. Like, why am I putting up with that? Or why do I think that's okay? And you're so right. At that age, you're fearful of speaking up. But in those times that I did, or as a teen therapist heard other people speaking up and watched their face as like five people in the room said, oh my God, I'm

I felt that, or I'm in that situation. And you watch their face receive that. It's the most beautiful moment to witness someone realizing they're not alone or they would use the word crazy. And I'm like, just stop using that word. Like feelings are, cannot make you crazy.

I felt that, or I'm in that situation. And you watch their face receive that. It's the most beautiful moment to witness someone realizing they're not alone or they would use the word crazy. And I'm like, just stop using that word. Like feelings are, cannot make you crazy.

I felt that, or I'm in that situation. And you watch their face receive that. It's the most beautiful moment to witness someone realizing they're not alone or they would use the word crazy. And I'm like, just stop using that word. Like feelings are, cannot make you crazy.

Like that, that term, we can joke about it and use it, but when you take it to heart and actually feel like this feeling associates with you being quote unquote crazy, that will come with you throughout your life. And you will feel like that feeling is not okay to feel. So when you're an adult and you're feeling that you shut down and you hibernate and you

Like that, that term, we can joke about it and use it, but when you take it to heart and actually feel like this feeling associates with you being quote unquote crazy, that will come with you throughout your life. And you will feel like that feeling is not okay to feel. So when you're an adult and you're feeling that you shut down and you hibernate and you

Like that, that term, we can joke about it and use it, but when you take it to heart and actually feel like this feeling associates with you being quote unquote crazy, that will come with you throughout your life. And you will feel like that feeling is not okay to feel. So when you're an adult and you're feeling that you shut down and you hibernate and you

you kind of freeze like this, like fight or flight panic thing. And like you were saying that 10 AM I'm fine and 10, 20, I'm not. I constantly have those moments where I wake up and I'm like, Today's going to be great. I'm going to be fine. And I try to work through all of this in the moment now because it's just so important to try and understand it while it's happening.

you kind of freeze like this, like fight or flight panic thing. And like you were saying that 10 AM I'm fine and 10, 20, I'm not. I constantly have those moments where I wake up and I'm like, Today's going to be great. I'm going to be fine. And I try to work through all of this in the moment now because it's just so important to try and understand it while it's happening.

you kind of freeze like this, like fight or flight panic thing. And like you were saying that 10 AM I'm fine and 10, 20, I'm not. I constantly have those moments where I wake up and I'm like, Today's going to be great. I'm going to be fine. And I try to work through all of this in the moment now because it's just so important to try and understand it while it's happening.

But it is really hard, especially if you haven't had your coffee yet. And all of a sudden I'm having a moment and Charlie is, my husband's like, okay, you've done that deer in the headlights thing. What's happening? Something's happening. And it can just switch.

But it is really hard, especially if you haven't had your coffee yet. And all of a sudden I'm having a moment and Charlie is, my husband's like, okay, you've done that deer in the headlights thing. What's happening? Something's happening. And it can just switch.

But it is really hard, especially if you haven't had your coffee yet. And all of a sudden I'm having a moment and Charlie is, my husband's like, okay, you've done that deer in the headlights thing. What's happening? Something's happening. And it can just switch.

And it's so important to talk it out, even though if you don't have the words, because so many times I don't have the words, it literally won't come out. And I think so much of that to go back to what makes a situation toxic. And it can be, like you said, it can be in work. It can be in romance. It can be a friendship.

And it's so important to talk it out, even though if you don't have the words, because so many times I don't have the words, it literally won't come out. And I think so much of that to go back to what makes a situation toxic. And it can be, like you said, it can be in work. It can be in romance. It can be a friendship.

And it's so important to talk it out, even though if you don't have the words, because so many times I don't have the words, it literally won't come out. And I think so much of that to go back to what makes a situation toxic. And it can be, like you said, it can be in work. It can be in romance. It can be a friendship.

It can be someone you literally run into at the coffee shop that you've never met before and you leave and go, oh, well, that felt awful. But for me... my romantic toxic relationship with a lot of verbal and emotional abuse and being made to feel very small. He would call me little Lily and, Oh, you should be little Lily.

It can be someone you literally run into at the coffee shop that you've never met before and you leave and go, oh, well, that felt awful. But for me... my romantic toxic relationship with a lot of verbal and emotional abuse and being made to feel very small. He would call me little Lily and, Oh, you should be little Lily.