The author reflects on an intense breakup that prompted the resurfacing of old emotional pains. They describe heartbreak as catching them off guard, akin to a natural disaster, leaving them overwhelmed and existentially unstable. The narrative delves into the obsessive thoughts that accompany such a loss, examining how previous experiences contributed to a misperception of emotional understanding. The author emphasizes the harsh awakening to the realities of love and loss in adulthood, sharing their struggles with self-identity and emotional growth against the backdrop of heartbreak.
Honestly? Not about this. I have never known agony like it. An older pain, the kind caused by far more shocking blows dealt to me in the past, seemed to lie dormant in my bones until the anguish of heartbreak reanimated it.
The kind that leaves you existentially unstable. The kind where the only reasonable response to the first note of an Adele song on BBC Radio 2 is to wrench the car radio out by brute force and toss it out of the window.
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