WARNING: Non-infosec, personal thread:

I had a terrible night last night. I was not and still am not "OK" per se. Not in danger, not on the edge, but definitely not ok. A lot of harsh realities came to light, a lot of regrets surfaced, and anxiety took over in a big way. 1/

Despite little sleep, I dragged my butt out of bed and went for a hike hoping it would help. It didn& #39;t. I& #39;m sitting here now, still not right.

I& #39;m a panelist for a Women in Cybersecurity event at my former University this morning. I& #39;m not sure how to get in the mindset for 2/

that. I& #39;m supposed to inspire, guide, and lift up the women attending this event. But I& #39;m broken, I& #39;m messed up, and I& #39;m terrified they& #39;ll see right through me today.

Who am I to show them all the great they can accomplish when I& #39;m such a mess? 3/

Even now, I can& #39;t believe I& #39;m Tweeting all this out in public. But I needed to get this out, and this crazy social platform has become my space for that.

I& #39;m sure I& #39;ll get through this, I will be ok, but for now I& #39;m struggling through. Be kind to each other alright? 4/

Compassion and empathy shouldn& #39;t be liberal views, they should be universal. Just as some of you caught my tweet before I deleted it last night and added some much needed light to my dark tunnel, let& #39;s all do that for each other every day please.

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