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Trapped within a bubble of colours that are mixed; the unnatural purple, the greens of the world, and silver that contrasts the warm glow. The hair is astray like a bird’s nest and is standing at wit’s end during the journey through the unknown. I can feel the warm glow—that I once had—dispersing into thin air as I give myself and my energy to the world around me. The light surrounds me, but is detached from my body. I can dress however I want. Here, I am dressed with inspiration from Alice as she falls through the rabbit hole. But no matter what I do I still question, “who is me?” and “who am I meant to be?”.
I’m alone in my bubble as everyone stares intrusively, flashing the lights of their cameras, expecting me and demanding that I show my cards and my true colours. But how can I, if I myself cannot determine where to next or who I am. I have no hands to take someone else’s, to ask for help as I travel through the unknown. I can sense the presence of others around me—others like me—but they are far away in their own bubbles, world, and path, one that is so clear to them. I am surrounded by people, yet so alone, so raw in a place that I lived in my whole life. Now this place feels foreign and empty.
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The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Special Initiative in Mental Health GNT2002047.
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