The supermassive depression hole

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Trigger Warning:
Mentions of self-harm and depression.

Maybe I’ll just disappear

Over the years, months and moments

Over bridges & passages and underneath them

With excuses of adapting and falling into the flow of change

For the reward of flexible limbs, thoughts and heart

The steps became smaller, shorter, sharper

Shrinking into precise actions, invisible conversations and unnoticed actions

I found the inside of a shell that wasn’t just empty

It was the window to a black hole

And I’m climbing in,sinking in

And slowly but surely, I’ll just disappear

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Origami of Becoming: A doodle journal

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We are born into stories. Since time immemorial and the days around the campfire, we have been telling stories. Some stories we carry with us about who we are and what is important for us and we build connections by re-telling these stories. This journal is a canvas for documenting these life stories. It offers you a space to jot down or doodle those small things that get you happy, content, and joyful. And yes, it may be from any story of your life or something that you saw or felt. It can be as vivid as reliving a childhood memory, rewinding your favourite playlist, scrawling words that you hold close or even illustrating secret maps to your hidden wafer packets.

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A guest resource written by Varsha Bhat

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