Losing yourself

Losing yourself

I got lost between a goodbye and a why.. My colors disappeared.

I got lost and in the silence, I became someone I didn't recognize.

I didn't have the energy to look for myself right there and then,

but in memories, in meetings with others, in notebooks, I found who I used to be again,

and understood that sometimes you get lost, that it's natural. (Lanler 2024)

The value lies in continuing forward, gathering the old pieces and building a new self. Thinking kind thoughts about who I am and who I have become, striving for a place where the air can be breathed again and once again finding a meaning that carries me.

Slowly, with respect for time and the process, I find my way home again. (Lanler 2024)

Sometimes life hits us hard, maybe we have been prepared, maybe not. Our world is being shaken up in a way we did´t think would be possible. Maybe we barely recognize ourselves. We mourn who or what we have lost and in that situation we might lose contact with who we were ourselves before it all happened. This can happen slowly or fast, like stepwise getting lost or like we suddenly fall down a cliff. What we feel is grief of various kinds. It can coexist with worries about how things will be now. 

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Catharina

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