Word: Confronted
Definition: To face up to and deal with a difficult situation or truth.
Original Attempt (excerpt):
βThe mirror was held up to him so he could see himself. β¦ He needs to seethes, take responsibility and deal with it before it consumes anymore of the people he dragged into his worthless, hollow life.β
The Gap:
This reads like a sermon to themselves. But confrontation is not just being βtold offβ β it is being forced to stand still in the face of what you would rather run from.
Rewrite (embodied):
Confronted is the moment you open a letter and see the overdue bill you have ignored for months. It is the phone lighting up with the name of the person you betrayed. It is catching your own reflection mid-lie. Being confronted is not about someone else scolding you β it is about reality standing in front of you with no exits left. These physical symptoms stem from a thought of being attacked or threatened, or from the discomfort of facing an uncomfortable situation or conflict.
Rewrite (visceral):
Racing heart, shaking hands, anxiety, perhaps even crying or pleading, can occur when the threat of a confrontation is near.
Expansion:
Question:
What truth have you been most afraid to confront β and what happened when you finally did?
