"The air seemed thin. It often felt as if an elephant was sitting on my chest, and spots of light were continuously flashing in my peripheral vision. My fight, flight, or lose my mind instinct had been more active this past year than it had been my whole life. I am fighting for a sound mind in plain sight ... Doesn't anyone see me disappearing into the abyss of my mind?!" When the Mask Cracks is the personal journey of the Author and her process of peeling back the layers of life's experiences that she allowed to encapsulate her in a world of fear and mental paralysis. Cassandra shares how viewing herself through the eyes of others diminished the value of her worth in her own eyes; and how wearing masks to express and perform the emotions of characters she felt others wanted to see in her became her life. Allow your eyes and finger tips to stroll through the pages as she expresses humor, frustration and transparency in her succinct story.