Though people try to hide it, it will show one way or another. Trying to cope with a traumatizing and scarring experience seems nearly impossible because people are afraid of judgement and of others not understanding. They are afraid of losing people because they have a different perspective and see depression in a different way. People’s actions and words make a big impact on others. In Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Speak, the main character struggles to cope with something that no teenager should have to cope with. Throughout the book the animal inside stops Melinda from reaching out for help. The animal inside, one of the scariest things. The animal inside is what controls Melinda. It's made of her anxiety, depression, and past.