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I have a friend who survived solitary confinement for several months (30 days is the ordinary maximum they can give you in America) by thinking about all the freedom e had, even in a tiny one-person cell. E'd think things like I can eat all the food they give me, or some of it, or none of it. I can throw it on the floor. I can be quiet, I can talk to myself, I can whistle any tune, I can sing any song I want, I can scream. E realized that, even locked up by emself, e had virtually endless choices. Several others lost it; but almost every day, my friend experienced joy.
I have a friend who survived solitary confinement for several months (30 days is the ordinary maximum they can give you in America) by thinking about all the freedom e had, even in a tiny one-person cell. E'd think things like I can eat all the food they give me, or some of it, or none of it. I can throw it on the floor. I can be quiet, I can talk to myself, I can whistle any tune, I can sing any song I want, I can scream. E realized that, even locked up by emself, e had virtually endless choices. Several others lost it; but almost every day, my friend experienced joy.