Madness string 82196

Random mermaid
They saw the horrors of humanity, and beat it. They refused to stay victims. They went on to lead happy lives with their families. They won.

The knowing that something is broken, something is wrong, but no acceptable way to explain it, no acceptable way to express it, and no acceptable way to avoid the effects of it. So you keep doing the motions, keep subjecting yourself to the trauma, hoping that eventually you'll stop feeling it or stop caring that you feel it.