James Tyner
I’m a student journalist at USC. Find my work here: http://jamestyner.com
I don’t feel good. I don’t feel bad — I’m not actually sure of what I feel, if I feel at all. This drug kept me from killing myself because it made me ambivalent about the bad shit that happens to me. But in the process, it also made me feel like everything is basically not that exciting, like ever.
Teach Me How To Feel
Abby Norman
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It seems to me that there’s a delicate balance between being open and responsive to emotions and shutting down and closing yourself to everything, regardless of antidepressants. One traumatic emotional event, and you put up a wall to never go through that again—but then you’re never as happy as you once were, either. I’ve never quite understood it.
