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
Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease. 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