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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.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

there is no way that a woman wrote this.

what is going on here?

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Sonoluminescent's avatar

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

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Agent 1-4-9's avatar

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

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Ted Bunny's avatar

I've never read anything that I felt described me better, but I'm conflicted. Using the word genius feels like crass bait for ego-stroking. Maybe that's lure for the kind of guy who needs to read this. But it makes me unlikely to share it, since at first glance I'll just come off like a narcissist.

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Christian Sawyer's avatar

Look up “echoist”

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Kingsley's avatar

Absolutely brilliant piece. Every word resonates deeply.

Thanks for writing this.

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Matthew David Segall's avatar

This is remarkably insightful and deeply resonant. 🙏

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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.

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Gilgamech's avatar

This is under the skin and close to the bone.

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Alexis Raejéan Walsyphrum'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!)

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Christian Sawyer's avatar

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

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Lauren's avatar

Thank you. Just snippets of my life so far.

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Orage's avatar

Fascinating, bookmarked

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Kamal's avatar

Whatever path it is that you are on, and have been travelling—you have clearly been going the right way. This piece drips with truth.

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Javan's avatar

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

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UpOnly's avatar

This resonate deeply with my experiences right now!

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absurdsoup's avatar

unbelievable

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Anthony Flores's avatar

This is the process I’m going through now, very resonant and beautifully written <3

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AvgustMisrahi's avatar

Thank you

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