A disorder is not a proper substitute for a personality trait

And a mental illness is not a viable replacement for an identity

You won’t be losing any valuable piece of yourself by recovering

I know it may seem like it’s all you have

Like it’s all you are

Drawing a blank when someone asks you about your interests

Because you can’t remember if you have any

All you’ve been doing for the past few years is surviving

Remember when you used to feel like you were someone?

Well you still are 

I know it may not feel like you’re in there 

But you are 

Just don’t get scared

When you find yourself again and realize you 

don’t look the same as the last time you saw you 

You may have tried to keep your body stagnant 

But your soul has gone on growing without you

Waiting for you to catch up 

So go on

Grow 

So you can join it 

So you can join you.