An emotionally raw journey through the aftermath of trauma, "The Way I Used to Be" by Amber Smith is a exploration of the effects of sexual assault on a teenage girl named Eden. It is a compelling and necessary read that sheds light on the importance of empathy, understanding, and support for survivors, reminder of the human capacity for healing and resilience.The book felt so real because of writing it was hard very hard for me to process so much graphic details of emotions. "𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙙. 𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙮. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙄'𝙢 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡, 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙪𝙥 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛."❤️‍🩹 I mean what can I say it is painful, it is too overwhelming,the writing makes you feel you're watching eden and you will love her but also dislike her at some point and you will feel pity and wish may someone never have to go through something like this. It's a great, great book.First time reading something like this and i love it.