Little pleasures of life


When a morning trip to the local market with the family feels like a massive joy, even if it's such a simple thing. This is my brain: the ability to create massive emotions from small moments. When these are good, I get overwhelmed with joy; this uncontrolled amplification also happens with small difficult moments that can very fast turn into seemingly-end-of-world situations.

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