Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel
In May of 2021, I had a mental breakdown, which is the only term I’ve found applicable to what happened that night when my mind shattered into a million pieces, catalyzing a seven-month-plus hellish existence: never-ending panic attacks, debilitating anxiety, deepening episodes of depersonalization and derealization, and the darkest depression I’ve ever known. In August, […]
