title: Conflicted
author: MacDonald, Maria
description: They say, ‘Be true to yourself and follow your heart.’ But what if the two things aren’t mutually exclusive? If only one half is being honest, can you ever really be complete? For years I was my own oppressor until I found my absolute. He was the addiction I didn’t want to fight, one that nearly broke me. But I knew, when it came to Casper, I was never going to be a survivor. I enjoyed drowning too damn much.