Realistically, it's probably just a combination of stress and lack of sleep taking a gradual toll on my head; odds seem good that, if I can overcome those, I'll bounce back. And a certain amount of slowdown is to be expected over time. But in the meantime, it's scary stuff. Flowers for Algernon was a very influential story on me when I was young, and gradually fading like that is one of the creepiest things I can imagine...
So what *does* it feel like to lose your mind?
Realistically, it's probably just a combination of stress and lack of sleep taking a gradual toll on my head; odds seem good that, if I can overcome those, I'll bounce back. And a certain amount of slowdown is to be expected over time. But in the meantime, it's scary stuff. Flowers for Algernon was a very influential story on me when I was young, and gradually fading like that is one of the creepiest things I can imagine...
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Is anybody following me only here any more?
(Unlike nearly everything I post, this is intentionally only being posted to LiveJournal.) A few days ago, I posted my analysis of the new LJ Terms…
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Signal Boost: Affordable Housing at Assembly Square
Mainly for Somerville residents -- the developer of an enormous new apartment complex at Assembly Square is trying to skeeve out of some of the…
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A Study of the Battleground
When I dubbed my current politics posts with the tag "wartime thoughts", that was not originally intended as a general statement about the…
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Is anybody following me only here any more?
(Unlike nearly everything I post, this is intentionally only being posted to LiveJournal.) A few days ago, I posted my analysis of the new LJ Terms…
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Signal Boost: Affordable Housing at Assembly Square
Mainly for Somerville residents -- the developer of an enormous new apartment complex at Assembly Square is trying to skeeve out of some of the…
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A Study of the Battleground
When I dubbed my current politics posts with the tag "wartime thoughts", that was not originally intended as a general statement about the…