psychological clarity
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(headphones on-Klergy-Dangerous Game) I used to mistake explanation for honesty.I believed clarity required access, that if I articulated myself precisely enough, people would stop reaching for versions of me that no longer existed. That isn’t what explanation is for. Explanation is a stabilizer.It keeps other people regulated.It reassures them that the arrangement hasn’t changed. When…
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(Headphones On-Quiet-MILCK) People keep asking if I’m okay.Not because I look sad.Because I don’t look busy being loud anymore. There was a time when my mind felt like a courtroom with too many witnesses.Every thought talking at once.Every feeling demanding testimony.I mistook that noise for depth. Now there is one voice.It doesn’t argue.It watches. It…
