After almost five years on my own... I thought I would never have another nightmare... I thought that I was good, that I had healed all of my trauma. I have never been so wrong. That fear, the fear of being back in that room, ruined another day of my life. Another week. I want this to be over, to stop feeling like this. I want to feel normal despite the intrusive thoughts. I don't want to be afraid of my past, I want to be able to move on. Will I ever be able to move on? Be able to recover, and not think about what my life used to be?
Posted: Apr. 2022
Written by: VC
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Learning and Coping
Short StoryShort Story written for an intro creative writing course (April 2022) Vesta struggles with intrusive thoughts. Following her father's death, Vesta's mother decides the best way to protect her is to isolate her. Desperate for some sense of connection...
