In this monologue from the play, “Leave the Light On”, Sam opens up to his friend Michael about his struggles with mental health.
SAM: Before I got help, I was a mess. And the crazy thing was, I thought I was normal. I thought everyone lived with anxiety and depression and it was just me who couldn’t handle it. I’d lie in bed each morning, feeling like a mountain of bricks were on my chest. I couldn’t move a muscle. I couldn’t breathe. I… I haven’t told anyone this, but… I used to imagine all the ways I could kill myself on the way to school. If that power line fell down, I could touch it. If the bus stopped on this bridge, I could jump from it. I know that’s hard to hear. It’s hard to say, too. I’m better now, I just like to think about how far I’ve come sometimes. And just to say… if you’re ever going through anything like that… there’s help. You don’t have to suffer like I did.
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