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Written at 36,000 feet. No escape from myself.

In dreams they lay, awake
While thoughts pierced their soul
A thousand knives at once

Is all they are a veneer
Over anxious chasms
Bottomless, alluring

For in dreams they lie
Our greatest lies of all
Those tales of self …

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Introduction

This is a reflection borne out of the lyric:

“The elephant in the room is that my room is in the elephant.”

from the song Heretic, by Ren:

The Room in the Elephant

The elephant is not in the room.
The room is ribs and breath and …

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Introduction

In my earlier posts — “Listen to the Silent Alarm” and “Mental Health Tips & Techniques” — I explored how self-awareness tools like MECS and BACES helped build an early-warning system for my mental health.

But awareness alone isn’t always enough. Especially …