Aliza wanted, as much as possible, to continue with life as normal. She was especially conscious of her need to not be overcome by a sense of panic.
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I wanted like… not ignore, but like it didn’t exist… Continue to live because… I was afraid that it would take over or unduly… I tried not to panic, not to become hysterical, and mainly, that it didn’t take over, that it didn’t control me, that I do not become only this. It is part of life but it’s not life.
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