I wish I could rip myself to shreds Mince her up and start again. I thought if I tucked all the bad bits away They wouldn’t burrow in my gums  Bleeding rivers But they were barb wire-wrapped Cutting me to the bone On every choked out laugh

This article introduces Alfred Adler’s theory of individual psychology, which proposes that our actions are not merely reactions to past events but are driven by a desire to achieve both conscious and subconscious social goals. This purpose-driven view of behaviour is known as teleology, which stands in contrast to aetiology, the explanation of behaviour as the result of past causes.

'I tried to write down my thoughts as they were then, completely unfiltered—hence the lack of punctuation.