The Unraveling

by Vi Keeland

Part of the process of healing from a tragedy is acceptance, and acceptance requires forgiveness. But some things in life are just unforgivable.

I might’ve been wrong to not discuss things with him, but he was responsible for creating the environment that made me feel like I couldn’t.

Regret is like an anchor that wraps around the heart and weighs it down, keeping it from sailing free.

“No, we do a lot of things to ourselves unconsciously as a form of punishment—self-sabotage, procrastination, alienating ourselves from others. There are many different types of deprivation that can be acts of self-punishment. The harder we discipline ourselves, the more we can ease whatever feelings of guilt we have.”

Is it normal to think about someone all the time?