have i gone crazy: a checklist

When people talk to me, are they using a regular tone of voice or the kind of tone one generally reserves for irate toddlers?

When I look around, are objects generally behaving according to the law of gravity?

When I check the clock, is it a chronologically later time than the last time I checked the clock?

Am I breathing from my diaphragm or has my breath always been hanging out somewhere between my shoulder blades?

When someone speaks to me, am I processing their words in a way that enables me to respond?

Why is milk on the grocery list three separate times? Nancy said lists would help have I listed enough things?

Am I actually hearing church bells? Is there a church within earshot?

Have I been able to care for my body adequately today? Have I eaten? Have I showered?

Where is my action plan? What did I say that I would do in these moments?

Have I called Nancy too many times this week?

Have I done a grounding exercise? What can I feel, taste, hear, hear, hear, hear

Am I injured? If yes, can I feel it? Am I reacting appropriately to the injury? If no, where is all this blood coming from?

MarShawn isn’t here, why do I smell his cigarettes? Can dead people still smoke?

Is someone telling me where I am? Is it likely that I don’t know where I am?

Who is touching me?

Am I safe? Am I safe? Am I sane?