Stop invalidating yourself. Not every reaction is an overreaction, and not every worry is a result of you over thinking. Don’t be afraid to reach out to your friends in fear that you’re annoying them, you aren’t. And you definitely would do the same for them if they came to you.

the Phoenix

A bird tattooed on my chest

A fire born from ash

Cyclical, never ending, eternal

The wind at my back

I will rise

A hand around my throat

A darkness seeping in

Quiet, close, impending

Tunnal vision descends

I will rise

A crack of lightning in my soul

A sharp burst of life

Bright, enduring, electric

Open eyes and beating heart

I will rise

A leap of faith into the light

A rushing sound surrounds

Invigorating, awake, alive

The world beneath my feet

I will rise

If you are attempting to contact me about translating Overcoming into Spanish and uploading it to Wattpad, the answer is unequivocally NO. Overcoming has a Spanish translation and @gilbo-shu-59worked very hard to finish it. You can find it HERE. I have Overcoming on Wattpad and I do not want others taking credit for it. Enjoy it on Ao3 where it is available to everyone, but do not upload it to Wattpad. This is not negotiable. I’m sorry for sounding so harsh, but I keep getting these requests and I am not happy that someone has already done this once. Please don’t do it. The work has already been done, just go enjoy it.

EDIT:  I am not a fan of Wattpad because it enables a free-for-all of theft from writers without credit. This has happened to me. They were caught because very nice people recognized my work and asked them if they had permission, which they didn’t. Thank you to people who actually ask, but again please don’t. Wattpad is awful and Ao3 deserves the traffic.

One!!! Change!!! At!!! A!!! Time!!! Don’t overwhelm yourself, you can only handle so much self-improvement at once, my friends!