This resonated deeply with my lived experience. Being an ignoble air balloon while everyone else is filled with noble helium is the most accurate description of otherness I’ve read. As someone who grew up a dork and was later diagnosed with CPTSD, I spent so many years wondering why I couldn't float the same way as my peers. Thank you Aimee for putting words to that invisible barrier.
This resonated deeply with my lived experience. Being an ignoble air balloon while everyone else is filled with noble helium is the most accurate description of otherness I’ve read. As someone who grew up a dork and was later diagnosed with CPTSD, I spent so many years wondering why I couldn't float the same way as my peers. Thank you Aimee for putting words to that invisible barrier.
It’s especially hard during those years of life when everything feels even more intense. I appreciate your comment :)