title: You Can't See It. It's Write in Front of Me.: A Self-Exploration of Your Teenage Years Through Journaling.
author: Andrew D. Evangelista
description: Andrew D. Evangelista is a New Jersey licensed clinical social worker, licensed alcohol and drug counselor and a disaster response crisis counselor. Andrew is the owner of the Center for Creative Lifestyles in Caldwell, New Jersey, which is a private outpatient counseling center. He has also worked with middle, high school, and college students as well as adults in his private practice for over thirty five years. Andrew has also worked most of his career as a student assistance/crisis counselor for over thirty two years. Andrew was appointed to governor's advisory council in New Jersey on Youth Suicide Prevention in 2005 and is still an active participant. Andrew has presented at the NJEA annual convention and trained many school staff on mental health issues, harassment, intimidation, and bullying as well as alcohol and drug issues. Andrew has been married for thirty years; together, he and his wife have three children.
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  _For Jonathan._
  
   _You keep me grounded, and you help me soar._
  
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  CONTENTS
  
  Chapter One
  
  Chapter Two
  
  Chapter Three
  
  Chapter Four
  
  Chapter Five
  
  Chapter Six
  
  Chapter Seven
  
  Chapter Eight
  
  Chapter Nine
  
  Chapter Ten
  
  Chapter Eleven
  
  Chapter Twelve
  
  Chapter Thirteen
  
  Chapter Fourteen
  
  Chapter Fifteen
  
  Chapter Sixteen
  
  Chapter Seventeen
  
  Chapter Eighteen
  
  Chapter Nineteen
  
  Chapter Twenty
  
  Chapter Twenty-One
  
  Chapter Twenty-Two
  
  Chapter Twenty-Three
  
  Chapter Twenty-Four
  
  Chapter Twenty-Five
  
  Chapter Twenty-Six
  
  Chapter Twenty-Seven
  
  Chapter Twenty-Eight
  
  Chapter Twenty-Nine
  
  Chapter Thirty
  
  Chapter Thirty-One
  
  Chapter Thirty-Two
  
  Epilogue
  
  Author’s Note
  
  Acknowledgments
  
  CHAPTER 1
  
  At home, I’m invisible. At school, I’m bizarre. But to the rest of the world,
  I’m a journalist.
  
  I get this specific feeling—a tug in my gut, a hitch in my breath—every time I
  craft a news story, open the FlashFame app, and broadcast live to my 435,000
  foll