This book won't offer you a magic formula for making your pain disappear, because there simply isn't one. But we promise you something even more precious: you won't feel alone between its pages. No matter your age or what you're going through now, you'll find solace in our words, and you'll find in the stories of others a mirror that reflects something of your own. You may find help in the recovery experiences of others to begin your own journey, or at the very least, you'll realize that you're not the only one who's been suffering in silence. You'll discover that this prison formed by the pain and trauma around you may hold a door at the end, a door that opens to the light of recovery, if you choose to step toward it. Some events may hurt you, and your personal pain may be lessened by others. But in any case, we are here to teach you together how to live with pain, not how to run away from it. Because running away from it doesn't save us; facing it honestly is the beginning. On this orange bench, we give you a safe space to release everything you've buried deep inside. I wish you, from the bottom of my heart, that one day you will be able to express what you have been able to keep secret, and have never been able to reveal… because I know this feeling very well.