What was your lowest moment in 2025?

For me it was when I thought I had dysphagia and I lost the ability to swallow for 2 weeks. Really terrifying. I refused to use feeding tubes, I survived on mashed potatoes, blender shredded chicken and rice and fluids though drinking was the hardest part and taking pills was impossible. I remember the first day I legit thought I was going to die or like starve to death. I then got lucky.

Seriously even enjoying a simple meal with all the different and delicious flavors out there is a huge blessing.

I don't know what made me think of this right now. Maybe I should write a book or something.

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Boeing · 36-40

It is interesting because mine has too to do with food, and yet, manifested differently, according to my circumstances. This summer I was left without money, food or shelter in another country, I literally had nothing. I had to face my fears of scarcity, of not having to eat. I've spend few days eating carobs and lemons, until I got myself together and begun selling my art on the street.
I spend a couple of months barely surviving, some days had nothing to eat or very little, or nothing exciting, like oatmeal and water. But I improvised, found my creative side again, saw new things I had to see, let myself be held by the community - I so needed that, I was too independent and too strong to allow for it - ...
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