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Marianne Bohr's avatar

A perfect metaphor, Anne, for things that make us crazy and how we respond. I've finally learned to do what I call floating. When things crash and unravel, I try to just float through it.

Anne S Gallagher's avatar

Love the floating idea. I’ll be trying that!

Lyndsay Cavanagh's avatar

Great read! Thanks for sharing! ♥️

Katherine Ramsland's avatar

Great metaphor, something many of us have felt.

Colleen Peterson's avatar

Namaste 🙏

Jamie Liat Lis's avatar

Not extreme at all! Makes complete sense, though I’m sorry you went through it. Someone recently said to me ‘crazy situations make you act crazy’. You can say extreme situations (like the one you experienced) make you act extreme! Also I love how you parallel your response to the repairs (not happening) and your response to your ex-husband.

Anne S Gallagher's avatar

I'm interested in your own stress response from your days in the cult.

Jamie Liat Lis's avatar

That’s a whole book right there!

Sara Be Burke's avatar

Very insightful on the trigger. Nice resolution to your “white rage”…tho I am shocked the approvals and the work took so long. Ugh!