Maybe We

Maybe We

The spirals of mind momentum

Lessons from death, for the living

Mar 08, 2026
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Readers, please be aware: this essay touches on sensitive topics around death, suicide, and mental health. If you are in a delicate state of mind, please take care in choosing whether to read or not.


The last month or so has been an insane blur. One day a friend called me, which was already concerning because who actually calls these days? I answered immediately. She told me that so-and-so’s mom had called her, saying she hasn’t heard from him in several days and she was worried.

That was when the vortex opened and sucked me in completely – mind body heart and soul. I have been coiled in its spiraling chaos for weeks.

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