Healing by Thinking.
Thinking by Being.
Re:Mind Studio
is an independent essay studio
dedicated to thinking about
trauma, recovery, humanity, society, technology, and love.
The writings here do not sell comfort.
They offer a language for thinking.
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Those Who Demand Brightness
“You Used to Be So Bright When You Were Little” My father said those words often. “You were so bright when you were a child; why have you changed so much?” Those words always felt surreal. As far as I can remember, I was never “bright” around him. I was always reading his cues, tensing…
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“Win Through Mental Fortitude”
The Cruelty of “Win Through Mental Fortitude” My father hates that I go to the psychiatric clinic. At first, he said it was “fine,” but eventually, he began using foul language, telling me not to go. “You should win through mental fortitude; what’s so wrong with you that you go to a place like that?”…
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Treating a Human Being as the Environment
An Invisible Existence My father works at a hotel. I arrived in Jeju at 2:30 AM, having not slept a wink due to a night of travel. I took my medication and finally drifted off, only to be jolted awake by the ear-splitting sound of gunfire. It was the sound of my father playing a…
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Reverberations of a World Without Consideration
Dawn Fatigue, Without a Moment to Sleep I arrived in the city at two-thirty in the morning. As soon as I got off the ferry, I headed to the hotel. My father was working here, and I wanted to rest, even if just for a few days. I went into the hotel room, took my…
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Why I Fear Someone Who Is Too Kind
Why the Body Shrinks Before Tenderness I become afraid when I encounter a kind person. They certainly mean me no harm. In fact, their kindness, warmth, consideration, and understanding are the very things I have longed for most. Yet, strangely, when they draw near, my body stiffens, my heart races, and I avert my eyes.…