[That catches him off-guard and he blinks for a moment. This feels too... personal to be sharing with anyone, but he doesn't really know enough about how the experience usually goes to lie about it. It's better to play it safe for now, so after a moment he lifts his shoulders a bit.]

I saw and heard things I haven't thought about in a very long time. I experienced a pain so great, it felt like dying. The things I heard were... sentiments I've had occasionally, though it seemed as though there was simply no escape. That the only option was acceptance.

[So it was easy to give in and do just that, because it's not like it's the first time he's felt such overwhelming despair and hopelessness.]

Though I take it it's different for everyone?