Saturday Story 2023 – Week 40 (You Don’t Have Any Problems)
A new installment in the Problems series is now available on my Patreon. Synopsis below:
There’s apparently nothing wrong with you and yet…
This is another strange induction-like piece where things are not what they seem.
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A small excerpt is available below:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/90550185
Before we go any further, let me start by congratulating you. You have a job that you love going back no matter how tiring it gets. Your health has never been better. You’re not strapped for cash and you have friends and a family who love you and are always there for you no matter what. You don’t have any problems which is more than most of the world’s population can say, so yeah… congratulations. You have every reason to be proud of yourself and shouldn’t try to hide it or dismiss it in any way.
And yet, despite all your accomplishments and living a life many others envy in secrecy, there’s something missing. You can’t help but feel a void in your heart and soul. It’s not always there, mind you, but when you notice it, you can’t stop thinking about it. This strange form of incompleteness haunts your thoughts. Luckily, you’re not the only one going through something similar.
We all have our moments when we feel empty inside, and we all have our coping mechanisms to deal with it. Some people like to eat, drowning themselves in sweets or artificial flavors until their mouths go numb; others prefer to go shopping, buying clothes and needless trinkets without thinking until buyer’s remorse finally kicks in. There are some who use TV and movies as a distraction, consuming disparaging content non-stop to keep their brains occupied, while others sink into other unhealthy addictions like drinking, drugs, on porn. There are many avenues away from the melancholy and loneliness of days, but also many dead ends. Walking towards one is but a temporary relief, a fleeting dream that soon becomes an unending nightmare if one is not careful.
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