High Functioning

Raven Diltz
Sep 2, 2018 · 2 min read

I am high functioning and that means that I have learned to cry without smearing my mascara

I am high functioning and that means I have most panic attacks silently, staring straight ahead, forcing myself to breathe normally because there isn’t an immediate threat

I am high functioning and that means I apologize every time I scare too easily and every time I pass out on the train to work

I am high functioning because when I walk into a psych ward, I get to leave the same day

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