Lately, my power of memory has been incredible. It’s not that I’m suddenly remembering vivid and strong details of a person, place, or thing from my childhood. It’s as though times and events in my life that I thought were buried or unimportant are suddenly happening with ferocity and drama right now.

The romantic relationships that were not an emotional big deal when they were happening are suddenly the most important relationships ever. The medical issue that ended up okay is now a trauma. The emotions of a marriage and divorce a couple years ago are as raw as though they’re occurring this week. The toxic workplace and coworkers are back at this very moment.

To some extent, everyone goes through this.
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