# Vulnerability Flights **Published by:** [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/) **Published on:** 2025-10-01 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/vulnerability-flights ## Content The reaction may be different. Tension in the belly, a deep ache. Perhaps it’s a shot of some chemical through the body, that makes me feel my heart pumping harder. Or it may be outwardly directed. A burst of frustration. Perhaps irritation; even anger. Maybe it’s another flick of the doom scroll. Or a check of an app. Whatever it is, it’s often the same cause. A feeling of vulnerability…from which I want to run away, fly away, as quickly as possible. Now, at least, I recognize that’s the source. Or, at least, I think it is. Can I just meet it where it is and not run from it? I don’t know. But I am going to try. ## Publication Information - [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@jer979-2): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jer979): Follow on Twitter