Surviving Myself
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Last published Mon, Mar 20, 2023
My body was screaming at me, for me
To stop.
And this evidence is telling me why I had to listen.
It seems you can't beat your body,
Ever, but especially not when it's fighting for you and against you.
New poems about similar topics to usual with the addition of a possible dissociative disorder (Functional Movement/Neurological Disorder). Welcome to the ways in which I survive myself which vastly involves Maladaptive Daydreaming.
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