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Destabilization & the Frequency of Values - by River Kenna

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(This essay is a little shaky, a little unstable, and feels somewhat like two related essays jammed together. This is, um, a literary device. It’s intentional, to match the subject and the style — to show how during transformation, it sometimes feels like you’re two different people, and it can be hard to tell which is which. Trust me, I studied literature in college. This is all incredibly sophisticated stuff.) Where to start this story? Maybe it's best to start with my takeaway, so you know that I have a point to all this. My takeaway, or the one I'm talking about today, is that how you hold yourself during destabilization sets the tone for who you'll be when stability finds you again. This is incredibly important to realize and live by while you're destabilized, not just looking back on it or anticipating it. A few months ago, I went through a period of concentrated chaos and destabilization, especially in my personality structure. It shouldn't have been a surprise, and in many ways

(This essay is a little shaky, a little unstable, and feels somewhat like two related essays jammed together. This is, um, a literary device. It’s intentional, to match the subject and the style — to show how during transformation, it sometimes feels like you’re two different people, and it can be hard to tell which is which. Trust me, I studied literature in college. This is all incredibly sophisticated stuff.) Where to start this story? Maybe it's best to start with my takeaway, so you know that I have a point to all this. My takeaway, or the one I'm talking about today, is that how you…

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