Rissa: I’m PTSD

Shelby: I’m Anxiety

Caitlyn: I’m Bipolar

ALL: We are weird

Shelby: Because I am nervous

Caitlyn: Because I am over emotional

Rissa: Because I am afraid.

ALL: *quiet* We are broken

Caitlyn: *louder* My emotions and my moods are a mental rollercoaster.

Shelby: *normal* It’s hard to express myself.

Rissa: *quiet* I feel trapped.

Shelby: *quite* Being in large groups scares me.

Caitlyn: I try to act like everything’s *slight pause* “okay”

Rissa: I find it difficult to trust people

ALL: We are fragile

Shelby: I’m drowning in my emotions

Rissa: Because I can never express myself.

Caitlyn: I always feel at war with myself.

Shelby: *saddened* People surround me, but can never quite help.

Rissa:*almost questioning* The feeling of helplessness while still being helped.

Caitlyn: And I’m constantly fighting against and with something I can’t quite control.

Shelby: *sighs* I am worried that I might lose people if I express myself.

Rissa: That if I share my thoughts, *slight pause* everyone will leave.

Caitlyn: *crescendo* Trying to get a grip with my inner demons is a battle unto itself.

ALL: *normal* We are attention seekers.

Caitlyn: I am Bipolar Disorder.

Rissa: I am Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Shelby: I am Anxiety.

Rissa: *angry* I didn’t ask for this

Shelby: *angry* I don’t want this

Caitlyn:*quietly* I can’t do this

Shelby: *sadly* I hate the spotlight. *looks down*

Rissa: *sadly* I hate the attention *looks down*

Caitlyn: *explosive* JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

*All pause, Shelby and Rissa turn to Caitlyn*

Shelby: *aggravated, turns back to the audience* I am not just a  “freak.”

Rissa: *aggravated, turns back to the audience * I am not just “paranoid.”

Caitlyn: *pissed*AND I AM NOT *decrescendo* just on my period.

ALL: We are judged.

Rissa: Because I have PTSD

Caitlyn: Because I have Bipolar disorder.

Shelby: Because I have anxiety

ALL: *firmly* We are misunderstood

Rissa: I am loved/ Cate and Shelby: I am strong

Caitlyn: I am loved / Rissa and Shelby: I am strong

Shelby: I am loved/ Rissa and Cate: I am strong

Shelby to Cate: You are perfect

Rissa to Shelby: You are perfect

Caitlyn to Rissa: You are perfect

ALL: We are perfect