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André's avatar

It's not often that a text on the Internet speaks to me so deeply that I take the time to comment on it.

The first part of the article touched me in a personal way, making me emotional and reliving events from my childhood/adolescence that may well have caused me trauma. I imagine that's why I'm cold, I don't think I'll be loved and, as you wrote, I can't connect with the Anima.

Your choice of words, like an artisan, impacted my heart like no other article here (or on Twitter) has been able to do.

Lauren, thank you for once again being a light in the midst of the emotional darkness that I and so many others are caught up in.

♱ Rurik Christwalker ♱'s avatar

there is no way that a woman wrote this.

what is going on here?

Sonoluminescent's avatar

I went to high school with at least 3 women that could write like this. Very artsy and highly intelligent.

Agent 1-4-9's avatar

Could be AI. I'll have to check out more of her pieces.

Kevin McConville's avatar

Not AI, there is the grace of true human intelligence flowing throughout.

Agent 1-4-9's avatar

You know, I never did check back and read more. I'll take your word for it.

Matthew David Segall's avatar

This is remarkably insightful and deeply resonant. 🙏

Kingsley's avatar

Absolutely brilliant piece. Every word resonates deeply.

Thanks for writing this.

Peter Jenkins's avatar

Apart from identifying as highly intelligent, seems like you described a struggle very similar to mine. It's possible this is simply a very common hardship endured by men due to societal standards starting very early in boyhood.

Gilgamech's avatar

This is under the skin and close to the bone.

Orage's avatar

Fascinating, bookmarked

Ian MacLean's avatar

God damn can you write!

Thunder at Twilight's avatar

This resonated deeply but maybe I'm just flattering myself; I feel like I'm on the precipice of this particular journey and may be beginning to take the first steps. A very evocative piece of writing regardless. Thank you.

Kevin McConville's avatar

Superb, truly. Fascinating, luminescent, alive. The outlier genius focus is a new terrain to me & while not in my experience the elements required for healing are quite recognizable, the whole experience in reading is one of warm, exciting, expansive delight. Many thanks. Kvn.

ECP Page's avatar

Thank you for the insight and invitation to visit the dark side of life.

I dissociated from the darkness and therefore denied myself its instruction. Your literary article is an invitation to revisit a dimension of darkness with its power to impregnate life.

Sophia's avatar

Poised. Posited. Perfunctory. Poetry.

Second time reading, and I continue to resonate with new insight, each time around & through.

Bravo! (airclaps in a circle to give you a round of applause!)

Christian Sawyer's avatar

I’m so impressed and so interested to hear your story. Have you written some of it?

Lauren's avatar

Thank you. Just snippets of my life so far.

Javan's avatar

This was an incredible piece and speaks to me deeply.. feels like I’m tangled in such a web

UpOnly's avatar

This resonate deeply with my experiences right now!

absurdsoup's avatar

unbelievable