there’s a misconception that grief only happens when we lose people. this is not true. we can grieve circumstances, relationships, missed opportunities. in fact, sometimes when you find yourself plagued with waves of emotion from sadness to melancholy you may be grieving yourself. the version of yourself that you might have been if things had been different, or if only you had said something, or if someone had stood up for you.
apparently most people can just...... walk ? around their house? as much as they want to ? like they don't have to worry about their footsteps or opening doors or making sounds or anything they can just. go wherever they want to go ???