Room to breathe by Vanessa Tan

wt2316_1_1 — 2025-05-12 04:03:46 UTC

Stayed up until 2 a.m. trying to memorize formulas for that math test. My brain was fried, and I still blanked during the exam. Now I feel like a failure. I don’t know how much more of this I can take—no matter how hard I try, I keep falling behind. I’m scared my parents are going to be disappointed in me again :(

Loneliness

wt2316_1_1 — 2025-05-12 04:06:37 UTC

Just saw everyone’s Instagram stories from the game tonight. They all went out for pizza after, and didn’t even tell me. Not even a message. I don’t know if I did something wrong or if I just don’t matter to them anymore. It’s exhausting pretending I’m okay when I feel invisible half the time.

wt2316_1_1 — 2025-05-12 04:19:46 UTC

I must’ve changed outfits five times this morning because everything just made me feel gross. I kept comparing myself to other people at school and I honestly couldn’t focus in class, I just wanted to disappear. I hate always feeling like I’m not good enough, not pretty enough… not enough.