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sharing some of my writing, do let me know what you think! this is titled ‘salt free diets’🩷

🌈|| reluctant med student, brilliant writer, mediocre comedian, full-time cat dad and wannabe stylist. being whimsical /writertopia

In a way, the overwhelm you’re describing comes out through all the varied experiences. You can also try going into one experience more in-depth. Explore the feelings more of the “silences I’ve dwelled in…” What are those? What do they feel like? Not describing what happened, but what it felt like.

“What if the urge to binge-watch Netflix or even a craving for heroin isn’t a weakness, but a healthy instinct orienting us to something deeper we truly need?”

Ah ha. I see that more clearly now that you’ve said what it’s about. It also seems to be about the loss of your childhood and perhaps your own mortality too. No warnings needed. These are big topics. The more vulnerable you are, the more we can all relate and benefit. Go for it.

this piece was centered about my feelings about the mortality of the people i love, but i can definitely write about my strangeness as a child- warning, it perseveres in adult me