Thank you for reading and I am sorry that you also feel mentally drained. I read something the other day (have yet to go back and read the whole article; just skimmed it) about how many teenagers are feeling a sense of hopelessness. That made me sad. I know the teen years are tough ones but I really don't believe they should be marked by hopelessness...talk about the years when you should be feeling maybe there's a chance, however slim, that things might get better...

For better or for worse I do think people here at Medium are readers (as in, people who enjoy reading in general), and I'm always interested in what readers think. I've never been good at being gracious (too awkward) but if I got there accidentally it's because I enjoy and am grateful for the comments.

Sending you best wishes for feeling high-functioning on both the inside and the outside--