Soul Ache

Sometimes you feel numb – numb to whatever it is going on in your life. You’re not necessarily sad or mad, but you aren’t happy either.

You feel that if you slip away and attempt to feel something, it will all get better. But it doesn’t, it never does. You’re probably sick of hearing: ‘You’re not alone, just be happy, it’ll pass, your life isn’t that bad.’ Just feel it out. Feel your pain and know that it’s ok to feel numb.

This is your permission slip to not fully know what you’re feeling, and an explanation for why you’re feeling that way.

Laura Palmquist is a current resident of St. Paul, Minnesota. In her free time, when she isn’t writing or working, you can find her reading and baking; her dream is to one day own a small corner bakery downtown.She uses her writing to articulate the mind of depression, and she hopes the readers will be able to relate and know they are not alone. Her goal is to not just eliminate the stigma, but to allow people to feel it out. You can’t heal a cut without it hurting, and you have to feel that pain in order to know it’s healing.