As someone who’s stomach has tried to kill her several times (my worst when I dropped to 88lbs), I can absolutely say that there’s very little safe space inside your head when you’re overpowered by ice-cold shredding pain and vivid nausea every day.

I have a high pain tolerance and I’m mentally resilient, but no, there’s no way to not be depressed or furious or anxious when your flesh suit keep getting hit with the cattle prods.

I take Imipramine among other things (including probiotics and mineral pills for deficiencies) just to control the lightning in my nervous system.