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-he was loosing his mind, that the whole cognitive framework by wich he made sense of the world had disintegrated for good, and everything from then on would just be undifferentiated sound and color. Then within a couple of minutes it passed, and left him lying on his matress coated in sweat"
"He cried, but the crying felt like nothing "

-he has to perfom minor interactions like ordering coffee or answering a question in class. He's had major panic attacks: hyperventilation, chest pain, pins and needles all over his body. A feeling of diassociation from his senses, an inability to think straight or interpret what he sees and hears. Things begin to look and sound different, slower, unreal. The first time it happened he thought -

I just feel that I AM Connell, I don't know, it's weird but I think the same way he does. But since Connell is a fictional character that was written by a person, I feel less lonely knowing that someone real thinks almost the same as me. From Connell's perspective:
"His anxiety, previously chronic and low-level serving as kind of all-purpose inhibiting impulse, has become severe. His hands start tingling when-

I finished it
I am ASTOUNDED
WHAT WAS THAT
It was a cute book but at the same time it said some DEEP things that I really relate to
Connell is literally ME but I understand Marianne, also love the name
Love how they grow together
Well, it was a good read

Ok, this is all happening a little bit too fast
So many things happened in 60 pages, I have no idea if I processed this correctly
Anyway, I dont really like Connell and his friends are jerks, fucking Rachel
And this author GETS ME
She literally says what I feel PERFECTLY
I will write some quotes later
I have never felt so seen actually
Love Maryanne 🥺