step one: find someone with the correct qualifications. make sure he has taken the correct courses and has credentials. step two: if your lawyer has a double major in medicine, run away. step three: he is a person, not a house. do not treat him as such. don’t begin to use his bones as beams and his heart as a generator. step four: you are a person, and just because you have legal issues doesn’t take away from that statement. you are a person, not a project. make sure your lawyer realizes this too. step five: if he tries to fix you, run away. go back to step one and pay extra attention to step two. step six: doctors are bad news. stay away from them at all costs, even if they are a good lawyer too. step seven: don’t try to fix him either, even if he needs the help. he needs the help, but he’ll never actually accept it. step eight: he’s just a boy. not an angel, not a superhero, not a saviour, not a lawyer, not a doctor, not a repairman. step nine: he is not a song. don’t make him a song. he is not a song. don’t compare him to “broken crown” by mumford and sons or “ice” by lights. step ten: if you need legal advice, a professional works but ultimately a convicted girl is the best advice. step eleven: whatever you do, don’t hurt him because you’re afraid of being hurt. step twelve: don’t give him your sharps. save yourself. you don’t need him. step thirteen: don’t **** yourself because he doesn’t care. step fourteen: he cares.