People don't always realize how hard that part is. I spent weeks holed up in my room saying nothing at one point when I was a kid. Wouldn't talk to anyone except a goat.

[People really underestimate the value of goats as therapy animals. It's always dogs for some reason. Nothing like chasing after a goat that's trying to eat your books to get you to come out of hiding.]

Anyway, you'll do better than I did. Just gotta take it one step at a time. The tough part's when you don't really want the attention from everyone even though they're just happy to see that you're okay. Gets easier after you push past that, I think.

[Or maybe that's just him. Maybe he shouldn't assume.]