When I Met Myself Again

Though I can assure you that there is no way to completely rid yourself of the sadness you carry, there is hope for alleviating it.

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I lived without my reflection for eight months. I removed the mirrors from my bedroom and living areas, I kept my head down when passing large windows and when washing my hands in public washrooms. After removing applications like Snapchat and disabling my front-facing camera, I began to move…