Overwhelmed
The ability to feel things strongly and deeply, feeling something at such a depth that your chest aches, but rather than words coming out, tears roll down your cheek. Dictionary simply states this as a single word "overwhelm", but when the feeling is so intense that even you cannot understand, how could one word explain that? Remembering past moments, trying to relive them, or being scared of the future, sometimes language is not enough. It's moments like these that we feel trapped and helpless, with so much inside, but what to do with those emotions? If these emotions are unsettling, our heart rate increases, we tremble, start rubbing our nails, and clench our lips, it's the body's response to what we cannot understand. It makes me think that emotions and feelings go beyond our consciousness. We like to believe we are in control of our inner world, that thoughts lead emotions, and not the other way around. But moments like these strip that illusion. The body reac...
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