dover: Sometimes I stay up way too late at night doing absolutely nothing even though I’m really tired, because the thought of falling asleep and waking up to a new day and having to do it all over again is so overwhelming.

It’s sad, that in this world, if you’re perceived as “soft” or “vulnerable” you have to mask these qualities or put your guards up in order to protect yourself. Which in result, makes you hardened and unwilling to open up. And then people come along, and they make you feel comfortable and then they begin …