Why I went missing

I tend to withdraw when it all becomes too much. A lot has changed since this summer when I wrote you last, I believe in July or August. I moved, went through a breakup, and my parents announced they’re getting divorced. Most of this felt unexpected but expected, if that makes sense. It truly has felt like the past couple of years have been truly transformative but dark. It’s easy for me to move forward and numb myself to the pain of what I have experienced. I pour myself into my work and begin to operate on auto-pilot. Eventually I crash and the cycle begins again. This time however, feels different. More and more I feel like I have found my footing, and what was once not even a formed sentence, is now a clearer path.