No woman is too calm,
patient,
educated,
or successful to be a Hysterical Woman.

If you refuse to alter your thoughts,
opinions,
manner of speech
in order to accommodate a man you will be a
Hysterical Woman.

If you refuse to water down your opinions,
or approach things in a way that makes a man more comfortable,
you will be a Hysterical Woman.

If you are passionate,
knowledgeable,
emotional,
human,
you will be a Hysterical Woman.

Your word will be null and void.
Your point of view will be invalid.
Your experiences worthless.
You will be made to feel unworthy.
You will be a Hysterical Woman.

You will be exhausted by the weight of it,
heavy from the burden.

I cannot tell you it will be easy
or that you will wear it like a badge of honor.
Your edges will begin to get worn down,
your anger will grow
and you’ll begin to feel like you are a
Hysterical Woman.

But what I need to you know is that
you will wake up in the morning,
with the sun filtering through the curtains.
You’ll sit up in bed, put two feet on the floor,

and you’ll keep going.