It's loud. And it's irritating. The voices of comparison and neglect repeat over and over and it's plaguing in his thoughts. He wishes he could ignore them, just as how he's been able to before. But he knew he was solely bearing and not ignoring. And he could only bear so much until he no longer can.

You found him, curled up under a tree just outside of campus. He was alone, covering his ears, he wishes everyone to go away yet he just wants someone to tell him "it's okay".