Paradox of instability

When you are your most unstable you are afraid to confront yourself, so you seek comfort in others and paradoxically overwhelm yourself in performance. When you have rested in your grave for a little while, you find peace in yourself. Now you are ready to ring the bell and be rescued. But make no mistake, it is you who, in ringing, does the rescuing. 

Image: Victorian 'safety coffin' illustrated by Franz Vester, 1868.