I know a few guys who have been up close to the Elephant more than once, and, much like folks here who have talked about having put away or buried "The Guy" or whatever name they use to discuss themselves as Warriors, really don't want to unlock the bars on their internal gaol and let "The guy" out, to have free range. They are aware of how hard it was to sequester 'HIM" the last time they put "HIM" away, and they doubt their abilities to re-sequester "HIM".
May God bless and keep all y'all who are packing to walk back up that trail that leads to the Elephant. May He hold for each of you the essence of what you ARE so that He can help re-clothe yourself in Civility when it is time to re-polish the Clay More and hang it above the mantle again.
And my those of you for whom the trail is NOT strange, help those of us who have never EVER thought that it would fall to us to go up that trail, TO GO and return as safe as possible.
And may God have mercy on all of us who are about to step across that short bridge to Hell On Earth. May we all return with at least SOME of our "Selves", as we go back to "Leavemethe****aloneistan".