Broken.

For me, being heartbroken isn't just a saying, I can actually feel it. A little twinge of pain right in my chest that comes back every time I think about or see the heart breaker. I don't actually think heartbreak can only come from a significant other but also friends, family and, worst of all, yourself. Although heartbreak is tough, and totally sucks, it is quite rewarding in the sense that you can grow much stronger from it. I know that my heart and head have become smarter, stronger and more stable with all of my heartbreaks. It's not fun, but it is exactly what makes a person a person.

I didn't ever think that at the young age of 18 I would know so much about such a nasty feeling. But I do. I have been played, lied to, and strung along by some people for much to long. And even though the time I went through all of this heartbreak totally sucked, I am actually really glad it happened. I have been able to learn so much from all the times I have shed tears over a heartbreak, it's amazing.

How often is someone glad they have experienced heartbreak? I don't know, but I do know that I truly do feel this way. Now, as I enter the "real world" I know I will have these experiences under my belt.