Diagnoses, Dave thought, were rough guesses, blunt tools, always more inaccurate than they were helpful.

“He said I was learning to talk about my life more objectively so that it felt l…”

“I know how to wait for clarity to emerge from chaos. I know what it is to trust…”

“The feelings are overwhelming, but they’re not you. They’re the feelings. You a…”

“I looked at the sofa. I wanted to lie down on it and close my eyes. I wanted hi…”