When they try to explain it to their therapist, she just says, "it'll take time to readjust to being in control all the time". But that's not it, they were already in control of their body the whole time, they even feel like they were in control of their mind, there was just this comforting feeling of always knowing they were doing the right thing, knowing that they were being helpful, contributing, assisting, belonging. It's so strange now, being so isolated. Is this really how they used to live, before they were "assimilated" into the hive mind? Did they really always have to ask twice, just to verify they understand? Did they always have to trust other people to understand themselves enough to communicate clearly? Did they always spend so much time doing useless things, folding laundry, matching socks, smiling, nodding, "beautiful weather", "lovely to meet you". Did they ever fit in, or did they always just hide, and the hive mind was just people like them?