SPEAK YOUR SILENCE

''One of my favorite things is when I hear about someone turning something negative into something massively positive. There’s just nothing better.

I come from an awesome family, so for twenty years I lived in heavy, heavy fear that I’d devastate my parents if I told them what I’d done.

You see, I was sexually abused by a family friend; someone I trusted. I saw myself as an accomplice, and therefore, knew that if my parents learned the truth about me, my life would be ruined.

Just after college, I found myself at low point – I’d lost a bunch of money in business, had my heart broken by a girl, and had no direction for my life. I finally made a connection between the fear and panic attacks I was now experiencing… and the fact that I first started experiencing them at age 6...''

by Matt Pipkin, That Guy + Guest Blogger