Night makes a simple thing feel like a trial. The day is full of noise you can call “life” and keep moving through. Then the lights go out and the mind turns one small exchange into something that won’t stop happening. It is rarely the whole day that returns. It is a sentence. A look. … Read more
Shame doesn’t always arrive with a big event. Sometimes it slips in after something tiny, almost laughable, and still it has the weight of something serious. You send a message with a typo. You take two seconds too long to answer. You laugh in a way that sounds wrong to your own ears. Then it … Read more
Obsessive thinking rarely arrives like a stranger. It tends to show up as something almost reasonable, almost helpful, wearing the face of responsibility. It says it is only trying to make sure you don’t miss anything. It says it is only being thorough. And because it sounds like care, you let it sit down. Then … Read more