Do me a favor okay? Stop trying to go back to who you were before. Before you were raped, before you got sick, before an eating disorder took over your life. Stop trying to be who you were five, ten, twenty years ago. Before the mental illness took over, before he died, back before your parents split or you lost your best friend. You are NOT the same person as before. You never will be again. Give up the idolization of "before" and be who you are now. Be the you AFTER. -renewinglaurenjane (via tumblr)