Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease. See image Lisa Alther
That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along. See image Lisa Alther
Depression was a very active state really. Even if you appeared to an observer to be immobilized, your mind was in a frenzy of paralysis. You were unable to function, but were actively despising yourself for it. See image Lisa Alther