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but suicide is always ugly outside the moment you go through with it. It doesn’t exist except in the few seconds and minutes leading up to it. And in that moment, it’s devastating.
“But beatings make for great teachings. They teach me restraint, diplomacy, the power of silence”
― No Coming Back
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“When we lose someone close, that’s what we do. A personal inquisition.”
― No Coming Back
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“It shows that the mind is trying to come to terms, to deal with sudden loss or unwanted change. Think of it as a Band-Aid for the brain.”
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“We all harbor secrets. Some are so dark even light doesn’t intrude.”
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“The mind is a composite of realities,” she continued. “Replaying traumatic events and working through alternative outcomes is its way of compartmentalizing the incomprehensible. Reflection, analysis, and conjecture are all constructive functions.”
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