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A sea of emotions

My psyche is labile. It means that I can easily become overwhelmed by things that more stable people can handle. For example, I need perfect conditions and certain rituals for sleeping, like stopping all conversation an hour before bedtime. Sometimes I can't fall asleep because I'm sad or excited - anything can ruin it.

I was so happy to meet my friend yesterday that I had to take a break - I washed the dishes alone, listening to calm music, and then I took a shower.

Although I didn't get much sleep and feel terrible, I'm glad to be going to work today, because it gives me some personal space, and routine always saves me from my own sea of emotions. However, I really want to get together with my friend again.

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My psyche is labile.


My psyche is labile. My psyche is labile.

The word “labile” is extremely rare in regular spoken English. So is this phrasing. Since you explain it right after this sentence, I think one way to say this is, “I have emotional lability.”

My psyche is labile. My psyche is labile

It means that I can easily become overwhelmed by things that more stable people can handle.


It means that I can easily become overwhelmed by things that more stable people canmight be able to handle. It means that I can easily become overwhelmed by things that more stable people might be able to handle.

What you wrote is grammatically perfect, but it sounds like people who seem more stable have a 100% success rate, which sounds a little weird.

Itwhich means that I can easily become overwhelmed by things that more stable people can handle. which means that I can easily become overwhelmed by things that more stable people can handle.

I feel like it’d sound better if you combined these two sentences

For example, I need perfect conditions and certain rituals for sleeping, like stopping all conversation an hour before bedtime.


For example, I need perfect conditions and certain rituals before sleeping, like stopping all conversation an hour before bedtime. For example, I need perfect conditions and certain rituals before sleeping, like stopping all conversation an hour before bedtime.

Sometimes I can't fall asleep because I'm sad or excited - anything can ruin it.


Sometimes I can't fall asleep because I'm sad or excited - anything can ruin itmy sleep. Sometimes I can't fall asleep because I'm sad or excitedanything can ruin my sleep.

What you wrote is grammatically correct here too, but a good habit in English is to change “it” to its referent if there exists any ambiguity or if you haven’t mentioned “it” for a while. Lifelong English speakers have a bad habit of ignoring this guideline too, though!

I was so happy to meet my friend yesterday that I had to take a break - I washed the dishes alone, listening to calm music, and then I took a shower.


I was so happy to meet my friend yesterday that I had to take a break -. I washed the dishes alone, while I listeninged to calm music, and then I took a shower. I was so happy to meet my friend yesterday that I had to take a break. I washed the dishes alone while I listened to calm music, and then I took a shower.

I was so happy to meet my friend yesterday that I had to take a break - I washed the dishes alone, listeninged to calm music, and then I took a shower. I was so happy to meet my friend yesterday that I had to take a break - I washed the dishes alone, listened to calm music, and then I took a shower.

Since you’re talking in the past tense, the verb “listen” should be in the past tense. If you were talking about listening to music while washing the dishes, you could say something like “I washed the dishes alone while I listened to calm music”

Although I didn't get much sleep and feel terrible, I'm glad to be going to work today, because it gives me some personal space, and routine always saves me from my own sea of emotions.


Although I didn't get much sleep and I feel terrible, I'm glad to be going to work today, because it. Work gives me some personal space, and routine always saves me from my own sea of emotions. Although I didn't get much sleep and I feel terrible, I'm glad to be going to work today. Work gives me some personal space, and routine always saves me from my own sea of emotions.

Making shorter sentences where you can is a good way to improve flow and readability.

Although I didn't get much sleep and feel terrible, I'm glad to be going to work today, because it gives me some personal space, and a routine always saves me from my own sea of emotions. Although I didn't get much sleep and feel terrible, I'm glad to be going to work today, because it gives me some personal space, and a routine always saves me from my own sea of emotions.

However, I really want to get together with my friend again.


However, I really want to get together withsee my friend again. However, I really want to see my friend again.

This sounds more natural

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