Thank you for sharing that. Thats pretty deep and makes me feel for you for sure. Especially the part about being in prison with windows and seeing the previous life of freedom.
My challenge is not near like yours. But I do find myself loooking back and thinking that was a different person. Even my wife and kids say my demeanor has changed. And it has, and it wasn't intentional, but it was for the good. I used to be very high strung. Now I am very low key. But I used to be very energetic, now I am a slugo. My brain used to go 100 mph, now it is like it is working thorugh mud. Its like I was a pod person, and replaced the old version of me.