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You know you’re a writer when: you think howling at the moon randomly in the middle of the day is normal, and you are surprised when it’s actually not.

And,  just to clear some things up: this is how it feels to pass out (in written form), because a lot of people wonder about this:

My conscious thought was understanding this information, but I guess my heart couldn’t understand why I would need back surgery. I do all the right things. I’m nice, kind, gentle, quiet. That doesn’t matter, my brain says. No one picks this, it just happens.

All of this takes place in about one second, because that’s how fast a brain works.

Fainting is a very weird sensation, because in my experience, you remain conscious. You hear everything that is happening, but you can’t physically move. First, you get sweaty, and you think to yourself, just hold it in for one minute longer.  You can feel it coming, and you can’t do anything about it. There’s no way that you could convince your brain to make sense of it. It’s all just gone all the sudden.

“Is she all right?” The doctor asks.

Yes, I’m fine, you want to reply, but can’t. It’s physically impossible.

Also, there’s the ringing. It all in your head, but there all the more. It makes concentrating hard, but not impossible. Never impossible.

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Hope that helps!

Sincerely,

Sylvie Berg