What Do You Mean The Only Medicine That Works For Me....is Illegal In This Country Without A Prescription

wouldn't it be so funny if someone liked me for me and not for my body or what i can do for them?? wouldn't that be crazy??

— Evelyn Graham Frost, ‘Memory’

Lidia Yuknavitch, from Reading the Waves: A Memoir published in 2025

nihilism and stoicism isn’t enough, I need God.

what’s it called when you’re so disconnected from reality that cold water doesn’t feel like anything and you can barely taste food anymore

is it chronic pain or am i (as my mother would say) being dramatic?

I am no longer explaining my chronic illnesses. I'm only ominously referencing them like I'm a fantasy realm NPC dropping plot hooks:

I am besieged by the affliction

The ritual was successful, but it has drained me. I need time to recuperate.

I can't do that, because of The Curse

Dark forces are conspiring within me. I must conserve my strength to battle them.

Unseen foes assault me. I cannot strike back with blows, but I can lessen their influence by consuming certain alchemical rites.

anyone have tips for moving out of state? I might be going out of state for school and I'm scared out of my rocker.