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I felt like I was drowning and felt like with every breath I was waging a war against myself

— Nomvelo Makhanya

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I probably would have killed myself. There was a 90% chance. That's how toxic that place was

all the way out to always find something wrong with someone and use that to bring them down

I want people to know that there is hope. You have to take it one day at a time and believe that it will get better. I still struggle some days and I have to talk to myself and let myself know that it will be alright, even if I don’t feel like it in the moment

I didn’t really listen to what people were saying or worried what they thought of me but I did get judged

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