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The dictionary housed within my computer defines insanity as the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.

You might find that definition oddly encouraging. You're able to get up, get dressed, go about the day, and manage to take care of what you must. Everything feels so unfamiliar—as though you stepped into another dimension. The state that you might label insanity is really disorientation. You have somehow lost the stake that you always used to nail down reality. That’s why it feels like the ground is shifting under your feet.

You think, "This must be what it feels like to be crazy!"

Relax for a moment and know that you are not going mad! Disoriented, yes. Insane, absolutely not. Life may have heaved a bomb your direction, leading you to believe that everything you knew to be true has disappeared into smoke. Just realize that even though the ground is shifting beneath you, it’s still there. Why not take off your shoes, wiggle your toes and feel the earth. It may feel like standing in sand as the waves sweep in and out around your feet. In spite of your physical size, the ocean erodes the sand right out from under you. If the waves crash hard enough, you might even fall down. Oddly enough, even if you fall, there is still ground under you. Don’t worry about the shape. It will continue to change and it may be different tomorrow than it is today.

You are okay and you’re definitely not going crazy.

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