Oh wow. That's...rather brilliantly insightful. Thank you; I needed to hear that.
Part of how I deal with pain is processing through poetry: figuring out how to capture an experience so vividly that I can set it to rest, can always touch back on how that previous time I found a way on.
In case any of your other readers have pains that overlap with mine, have a few links to some of those touchstone poems - hope this helps you, whoever you are, to feel less alone with what you're feeling now:
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Part of how I deal with pain is processing through poetry: figuring out how to capture an experience so vividly that I can set it to rest, can always touch back on how that previous time I found a way on.
In case any of your other readers have pains that overlap with mine, have a few links to some of those touchstone poems - hope this helps you, whoever you are, to feel less alone with what you're feeling now:
What I Mean When I Say 'Depressed' (12.26.11)
Sensuum (7.1.13) - it is okay to have feelings /that terrify you
Where Light Gets In (11.5.13)
Load-Bearing (1.10.14)