Inner conflicts, whether on a small or large scale, are part of my weekly routine, and more often than not, are uncomfortable to address. Some days they are easily identifiable; some others though, not as much. I have not always been aware that this recurrent feeling of chest contraction, to a painful degree, is a helpful indicator of what is going on at the time. Over the past year I have felt it both more often and intensively than I used to. Once I have made myself aware of that fact, my mind immediately started rushing and making conclusions: "I constantly feel down and anxious; I have lost capacity to put things into perspective, and so on." In retrospect, I am the same person I was last year, with the exception that I have moved from one side of the Atlantic to the other in September. Bingo! No wonder I feel vulnerable and predisposed to experiencing tough emotions, as my partner and I have just lost nearly all our anchors, apart from one another.