aftershocks from a painful interaction, side effects of a toxic relationship.
even though we may think we’ve overcome the situation, part of it still strings along and often influences our decisions.
like avoiding a restaurant because the memories you may have attached to someone you visited with, it may remind you of the pain you felt once upon a time or the chaos of your state of mind then. as a more simple example, of course. but there are levels to this.
knowingly or unknowingly, we make sacrifices and go out of our way to accommodate the experiences of our past, letting them continue to affect our future. it’s often not even up to us, ranging from mild annoyances to haunting, traumatic reminders. dragging us down, holding us back.
this one is for all of us working our way towards acknowledging, identifying and smashing the weights placed on us. so we can rise up to where we belong. have the freedom to be ourselves, truly.
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procreate x photoshop x after effects x ableton