Triggered by a Pen
Before I had a full grasp on the scope of my situation, [READ: I didn’t know I had been an abused and neglected child. I only knew my Mom had become increasingly hateful towards me as an adult.] I once experienced a red alert panic attack for 6 weeks. I was sleeping no more than 20 minutes at a time, when I’d pass out a few times a day out of sheer exhaustion. Combined, I was averaging no more than…