There are a thousand people inside me.
Romantic
Pessimist
Calm
Thoughtful
Hedonist
Distracted
Risk
Pleasant
Humor
Clever
Detailed
Patience
Curious
Cat-Lover
Instinct
Annoyed
Confidence
It’s a Wednesday, he had just returned home from drinks with co-workers, where Buzzed had teamed up with Friendly and Interested to produce quite the dynamic team. Thoughtfulness was in the background, noting each individual’s different attitudes and demeanors. Intelligence was trying not to make assumptions but was failing miserably as Buzzed laughed and Distraction lingered. There was no doubt he could fit in here, but it would be forced. Patience would be necessary, as Romanticize lingered and longed to meet new people and experiences.
‘It was a nice time’, thought Pleasant-‘perhaps a bit light on inherent value’, chimed in Prudent. Annoyed was also out at the time, after having a conversation with Reminiscing about a past relationship, and all the things he wished he could change. This would become a common theme. Reminiscing was often doing just that over a woman long-lost, to everyone else’s common detriment. The worst off was Confidence, who often fought angrily with Doubt and and Pessimism, who could be quite overt. Little did they know, that Confidence had recently started teaming up with Intelligence, Cleverness, and even Love to try to fight off these problems. On the ride home down Westheimer, the battle between internal-personalities in his mind played out like a chess match: unpredictable, strewn, yet savvy. Each time Calm would step in and declare a stalemate, or Distracted would be aroused by a text. Once he got inside his apartment and sat down, Cat-Lover emerged as he watched Paco approach, with his fluffy tan and white tail swirling straight into the air at a 90 degree angle. Cat-Lover was roommates with Instinct. There was nothing to be done in terms of differentiation, the two were paired at birth.
These personalities did not have the same amount of power over him. Often, Jealousy would instruct Temperament. He would tell him in how to ruin Romanticize’s dreams, of hanging out with Persistence at the godless shrine known as “Growth”. When that happened, it was often Hedonist who would rear his ugly head, creating a stir so that his minion, Distracted, could attack Calm and Intelligence. Hedonism laid claim to all of the senses when he took over, and none of the other People Inside Him could do anything about it except for pray for the mighty Discipline to take notice. Everyone appreciated what Discipline was known for. He was the bearer of many fruits, picked fresh from the Tree of Self-Care. It was noted that he would often team up with Lover and together they would call forth the Essence of Arousal, Creativity.
And it was only during those times, he could write.