RISE, A Modern Guide for the Purpose Driven Woman Winter 2014 | Page 45

This is me being transparent. It hurt like hell and I wanted to hurt myself even more. Honestly, I didn’t want to live anymore. I tried to kill myself when I was 16 but I was drunk and botched the job. I blacked out that same year when I was high and drove my car off the side of a mountain and was caught by a tree. She said on the outside you appear perfect - beautiful, strong, confident, but on the inside you’re scared to be yourself and let anyone