“Someone like you is brilliant and amazing.' I said. 'Why can't you see that in yourself?' The unfairness of it was starting to sink in. If she could only see herself like I did, there wouldn't be a problem. But… — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
“She was crazy, and she was unpredictable, but she was also generous and open-hearted and like no friend I'd ever had before.” — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
“Little victories are everything in a world where worst-case scenarios are on an endless loop in your head.” — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
“This is what happens when you come out of your shell. You get rocks thrown at you by the universe.” — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
“People in pain can be very self-destructive. And sometimes they pull in the people who are close to them, often without realizing.” — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
“Here are three separate but similar things: shyness, introversion and social anxiety. You can have one, two or all three of these things simultaneously.… — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
“Chronic anxiety is a form of illness. It's not something you bring on yourself by how you feel on any given day. It isn't… — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
“Someone like you is brilliant and amazing.' I said. 'Why can't you see that in yourself?' The unfairness of it was starting to sink… — Sara Barnard Copy Share Image
