the best way to describe how i’ve been feeling lately is like when you lose your ring. a ring you have worn on your finger for as long as you can remember. you know the comfort feeling of having it on and you find security in it. you fiddle with it and everything feels like it’s ok. and when you lose it, it’s like the piece of you is gone. the piece of you that is able to feel comfortable and secure. you can’t act like it bothers you because then you’re overreacting about something small. i can’t just put on a different ring because it’s not the same. it sounds dumb but that’s how i’m feeling all the time now. i feel like i lost my ring.