In both texts that you read, the line between reality and imagination blurs—the narrator sees a woman in the wallpaper, while Dickinson’s speaker feels their own funeral happening in their mind. Have you ever had an experience where stress, fear, or emotions made something feel distorted or unreal? How did you ground yourself in reality again?

 There was a time when I was so overwhelmed with stress before a big exam that reality felt distorted—I kept hearing my own thoughts echo as if they weren’t mine, and time seemed to slow down. It felt like I was trapped in a cycle of overthinking, much like the narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper seeing things that weren’t really there. To ground myself, I focused on deep breathing, held onto something tangible like my desk, and reminded myself that the anxiety was temporary. Talking to a friend also helped bring me back to reality, much like how external reassurance can break the grip of overwhelming emotions.

Today in class we read a poem and did discussion questions

Today was a good day, tmr will be better

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