Shattered: a Shade Novella
“It’s only 10.14 p.m., but I’ve lots to keep me busy.
To my right is a jumbled stack of papers and notebooks, clues to the mystery of the Shift. It’s a bit of a mess.
To my left, though, lies one neat sheet of graph paper, upon which I’ve charted how much saner I need to become each week in order to be reasonably normal by the twentieth of December, when Aura and I plan to reunite in Ireland. My calculations assume a continuous but nonlinear growth in mental health – slow at first, as 3A digs in... its claws and refuses to let me go; then faster, as my medication, therapy, and sheer force of will allow me to heal from the damage I’ve sustained.
I will measure my progress in quantifiable ways. Subtracting from my sanity score will be number of nightmares, panic attacks (which each count as two nightmares), and flashbacks (worth five nightmares, if today’s was any indication). Adding to my score are things I can control: hours of exercise and sleep, as well as weight gained, since eating and drinking must surely be signs of good mental hygiene.MoreLess
To my right is a jumbled stack of papers and notebooks, clues to the mystery of the Shift. It’s a bit of a mess.
To my left, though, lies one neat sheet of graph paper, upon which I’ve charted how much saner I need to become each week in order to be reasonably normal by the twentieth of December, when Aura and I plan to reunite in Ireland. My calculations assume a continuous but nonlinear growth in mental health – slow at first, as 3A digs in... its claws and refuses to let me go; then faster, as my medication, therapy, and sheer force of will allow me to heal from the damage I’ve sustained.
I will measure my progress in quantifiable ways. Subtracting from my sanity score will be number of nightmares, panic attacks (which each count as two nightmares), and flashbacks (worth five nightmares, if today’s was any indication). Adding to my score are things I can control: hours of exercise and sleep, as well as weight gained, since eating and drinking must surely be signs of good mental hygiene.MoreLess
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