Your story is beautiful, and I am so happy for you because you worked on yourself. You make a very true point: those people who always appear happy on the outside, yet are deeply broken on the inside—it just goes to show that there is no point in pretending for the sake of others. I know many people going through difficult times, but several of them are at least helping themselves through therapy or various activities. I really enjoyed getting to know you a little better through this post...