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What Is My Body?

Cailynn Johnson Student Contributor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Simone Viteri Student Contributor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SAIC chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

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What Is My Body

 

 

 

I Often feel like I don’t have control of my body, more like I don’t feel connected to it,

 

 

I have to try really hard sometimes to make myself aware that I am a human, in a space around other humans, that also have a brain like you, and think like you, have feelings like you.

 

 

It’s hard for me to believe that sometimes. I often feel like I am the only person in the world that is like me, I think that falls under grandiosity? My favorite movie is called Two Bit-Waltz, and there is a quote in it that I like, “people with a genius of sorts tend to dance in between self- loathing and grandiosity”, and now I realize that I am kind of making myself sound like an asshole, and I do not think I am some sort of genius, but it describes my emotions pretty well.

 

 

I often feel so overwhelmed with thoughts or emotions that I feel like I am not on this planet, I forget I am real. I often question if anything is real, but I also believe that we are all here for a specific reason and that every decision we make, everything we do, has an effect on our futures.

 

 

I think I just live in a fantasy world with made-up scenarios, manifestations, day dreams, and unrealistic expectations. I often feel like I am a tiny person trapped in my brain, I don’t think I inhabit my body, who controls my body?

 

I am a second year student at SAIC, currently focusing my art practice on printmaking and writing, but I also love to make collages and experiment with video, sound, and installation. I typically like to spend my free time learning more about astrology and tarot, going out into nature, or watching a movie.
Writer, student of Visual and Critical Studies, artist in various mediums. Representing (and missing) Ecuador from Chicago. Believes in feminism, social activism and taking care of our planet.