"I had a bad dream. It woke me up very quickly, leaving me with a mild cold sweat. It was a dream where I lost one of my personal treasures. I dreamt that I lost it: leaving it behind at a place where I wont be able to get it back, someone stealing it, getting damaged in a fire, torn apart... There was nothing I could do to protect it. In the middle of the night, I hugged my treasure close to me. I pressed it tight against my body, gripping the fabric with a feeling of dread that I would lose it. I've had it for many years, put a lot of emotion and attention into it. I poured so much into it that it became a part of me. If anything would happen to my treasure, a part of me would be damaged or lost. My treasure means a lot to me and many nights, I need it to level my emotions, to calm my nerves, to numb my fears and anxieties.

I had a hard time going back to sleep after those dreams. I hug my treasure close, making sure that nothing will happen to it. I inhale the scent on it, slowly feeling myself becoming calm..."