"There are a lot of shitty byproducts of being stuck in darkness, but one is not being able to create. It’s difficult to express the terror brought on by a flight of sensory capacity, the sudden inability to articulate oneself in the ways that one is accustomed." - this hit hard.
I was stuck in darkness recently and I am slowly finding my way out of it. Throughout this time, I found (or rather, was reminded) that pain has a deeply silencing effect on me, leaving me unable to express my thoughts and feelings the way I'm used to.
It helped me to think of this brief pause as a "soft reset button", but "rehab for the mind" probably sounds better.
Andreea—thank you for this, and for your vulnerability. I think pain and suffering do give us things to say…just usually not while we’re in it. I love the idea of the soft reset, too. Hugs your way, thanks for reading.
"There are a lot of shitty byproducts of being stuck in darkness, but one is not being able to create. It’s difficult to express the terror brought on by a flight of sensory capacity, the sudden inability to articulate oneself in the ways that one is accustomed." - this hit hard.
I was stuck in darkness recently and I am slowly finding my way out of it. Throughout this time, I found (or rather, was reminded) that pain has a deeply silencing effect on me, leaving me unable to express my thoughts and feelings the way I'm used to.
It helped me to think of this brief pause as a "soft reset button", but "rehab for the mind" probably sounds better.
Thank you for sharing.
Andreea—thank you for this, and for your vulnerability. I think pain and suffering do give us things to say…just usually not while we’re in it. I love the idea of the soft reset, too. Hugs your way, thanks for reading.