I keep this thing at a safe distance most of the time by intellectualizing and naming its parts. Here is "nightmare" and there is "repetition compulsion" and that over there is "hyperalertness" next to "permanently fucked-up sense of humor."
But sometimes, it gets too close and hits me in the soft belly where I haven't yet built shielding.
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