"I felt the tug on my sleeve and looked down to find him standing motionless. His mouth was moving but I couldn’t make out his words. His quiet body in the noisy room caught me off guard. I bent down to find his voice."
Victoria is a college student with a story to tell. She hopes her struggle with mental illness and traumatic injury will be able to help others on their journey, and to know that there are others like them. Read more from Victoria on theodysseyonline.com
"Last night was too much. I couldn't bear another night of crying myself to sleep, of screaming into my pillow and praying for the pain to stop. I was tired. Tired of being sad. Tired of not being able to get out of bed. Tired of nobody caring."
