The Fractured Self

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This diary reflects the personal journey of someone searching for their place in the world, grappling with exhaustion and uncertainty about the future. Amidst the pressure of studies and career choices, the narrator questions if they are on the right path. The search for identity and purpose becomes a shared experience, capturing inner struggles, solitude, and the need for self-understanding in an uncertain world.

Literary Fiction depression fiction contemporary drama journal

Chapter 1

December 8

Lately, I’ve been feeling really tired of studying. It’s hard to keep pushing through when everything about the future feels so un... Read Chapter

Chapter 2

December 10

Today, I couldn’t shake the feeling of being disconnected from myself, like I was watching life from a distance, unable to fully step i... Read Chapter

Chapter 3

December 11

Today was quite an ordinary day, but it sparked some interesting thoughts. I went to the supermarket and found myself drawn to two wom... Read Chapter

Chapter 4

December 12

Today was a whole day of assessments, but it went pretty well. The pressure was so much that there was hardly any space to give voice ... Read Chapter

Chapter 5

December 13

Today was a difficult day. I woke up with a massive headache, as if the painful words that fill me, those that no longer have space in... Read Chapter

Chapter 6

December 14

Getting out of bed this morning was the first struggle, the weight of the world pressing me down before I even opened my eyes. I tried... Read Chapter

Chapter 7

December 15

The dog licked me first thing in the morning. I was still caught between sleep and reality, my body heavy, my eyes trying to stay closed.... Read Chapter

Chapter 8

December 16

I felt the sun on my face today—a gentle warmth, like a distant embrace, soothing and unhurried. The winter sun has this unique gift: i... Read Chapter

Chapter 9

December 17

They’re always talking about you. I turn the music up, trying not to hear, trying not to be devoured by their conversations. But they d... Read Chapter

Chapter 10

December 18

It was you today, wasn’t it? It was enough for me to come home and wish that the hot water from the shower would wash away my existence... Read Chapter

Chapter 11

December 20

Each line of code I write, each note I play, there is something of you. In every word, in every movement, even in the loneliest moments, ... Read Chapter

Chapter 12

December 22

As the hours passed, the landscape around me became increasingly mountainous. I felt a growing desire to simply be with myself, away from... Read Chapter

Chapter 13

December 23

Why am I always torn between the need to be accompanied and the desire to be alone? There are moments when I long for company, for som... Read Chapter

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