Psychologists call it "free-floating" anxiety. What contradictory words. Anxiety doesn't free-float. It stalks. It attacks. It lands on you with a thud.
The infinity of this vacancy, the pervasive pain, the longing for some spirit, some lightness, some joy - that's all that is left. - Martha Manning
The infinity of this vacancy, the pervasive pain, the longing for some spirit, some lightness, some joy - that's all that is left.
- Martha Manning
The body remembers what your mind forgets. - Martha Manning
The body remembers what your mind forgets.
In the psychological literature, depression is often seen as a defense against sadness. But I'll take sadness any day. There is no contest. Sadness c… - Martha Manning
In the psychological literature, depression is often seen as a defense against sadness. But I'll take sadness any day. There is no contest. Sadness c…
In these flashes of insight, I understand for a moment that one of the great dividends of darkness is an increased sensitivity to the light. - Martha Manning
In these flashes of insight, I understand for a moment that one of the great dividends of darkness is an increased sensitivity to the light.
People say, "I have heart disease," not "I am heart disease." Somehow the presumption of a person's individuality is not compromised by those diagnos… - Martha Manning
People say, "I have heart disease," not "I am heart disease." Somehow the presumption of a person's individuality is not compromised by those diagnos…
The bottom line is that my life has already almost slipped away from me. I have two choices: I can end it or I can fight like hell to save it. - Martha Manning
The bottom line is that my life has already almost slipped away from me. I have two choices: I can end it or I can fight like hell to save it.
It's enough just to speak when spoken to, to give some minimal reaction to a stimulus. But to actually be the stimulus doesn't even occur to me. - Martha Manning
It's enough just to speak when spoken to, to give some minimal reaction to a stimulus. But to actually be the stimulus doesn't even occur to me.
If only I had known a year ago what I'd be facing now. Until last year I lived with the innocent arrogance that my life was a simple product of effor… - Martha Manning
If only I had known a year ago what I'd be facing now. Until last year I lived with the innocent arrogance that my life was a simple product of effor…
I always feel bad laughing at people who act crazy. But sometimes the things they do are so damned funny. I wonder what I'd look like if I slipped a … - Martha Manning
I always feel bad laughing at people who act crazy. But sometimes the things they do are so damned funny. I wonder what I'd look like if I slipped a …
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