Week 1: I Need the Struggle to Feel Alive

[kschlotwrites]

Hello, there, my old friend

Comments

[ellison]

Whoa! I like this. I was like oh wow, some kind of guardian, like a protective ghost or a -- eek, something bad and terrible!! When it became apparent it was something like depression or anxiety, it just felt super creepy and menacing. You captured it well! Also the line about losing a part of yourself and wondering when it will come back.... as someone with anxiety, I get this. It's like, I want it to be gone for good, but I'm not sure sometimes I believe it ever will be, and then the times when I think it could be, I wonder who I'd be without it. So, weirdly relatable too! I like this entry a lot.

[eternal_ot]

It made me *shudder* The voice was perfect. Well crafted. Good Job!

[kajel]

I like how the struggle was personified in this also. Nicely done.

[karmasoup]

Perfect anthropomorphization of the monkey on one's back... great job!

[my_name_is_jenn]

Fantastic take on this topic. I love how open it is to interpretation.