Out of this comes a sickness

First posted 2-28-04, edited later to remove my shame. There will be much of this in the posts to come.

"It happens to have killed man's faith in his ability to influence what happens to him. And out of this comes a sickness, and out of sickness a frustration, a feeling of impotence, helplessness, weakness."
- Seven Days in May

Edit: good lord, did I really write that shit back then? How horribly embarassing.