One thing life has given me enormous pain for—and had convinced me to hate myself for—is that I am autistic. Yes—in my inside I go through a lot. My dreams are your trips. In a world designed to force everyone into a controllable box, being unboxable hurts. It is also the core of me—and I love it.
Every person must face the Shadow—that the deepest pains of our lives are also our liberation, because the pains Are us, cause us, and impel us forward. This scene is intrapsychic allegory. I’ve faced it many times in my life; but, each time, I remember more that I love my pain, just as I hate it.