Brian Jacques Said

Hi Michael. This one I understand. I am not an author and never will be. But I use stories, characters from those that can write and create worlds to help me. See when trying to sleep or when without other stuff in my ears to distract my mind I build stories to focus my mind hoping to drive away the memories. I build myself into the story as an extra character, I keep the plot and world the author created but change it so I can be in it and interact with the characters. If I start down a path that doesn’t fit with the person I inserted to be me or changes the tone of the story I reworked it over and over in my head until I fall asleep. Most of the time that helps me avoid the nightmares, and sometimes weirdly the story will continue and happen in my dreams. It is really the only way I can deal with the silence.

When buying books and audiobooks got out of our budget Ron and I went to the library to sign up for member cards. Now we have free access to far more things to expand our world … and help me stop the things I don’t want to remember or think on. Thank you for being an author, your words may do that for another abused kid looking for a different world or even an old abused kid needing your words to build the barrier between … that place. Hugs

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