I smile and laugh and say I'm okay. I'm not, but I can't say what's wrong because I don't know. Or should I say "everything." I can't make things right because there is so much wrong....where do I start? Is this what hitting rock bottom looks like? Is this my life forever? I want to believe things can change, and that I can make that happen. If only I could believe in myself long enough to make it happen. Optimistic feelings don't last very long in my mind. Then despair reappears. Sadness takes over, gloomy, hopelessness weighs me down like an anchor.