I have lost all my self-confidence. Fear absorbs me. The unfamiliar frightens me. In some cases the pillars holding up the next level gradual crumble. The person's whole focus is on the basement area.
Nothing is seen except gloom and broken pillars.
The upper level in some ways disappears. No normal or average life seems possible. It becomes simply a sweet memory that appears forever lost. As depression slowly, much too slowly lifts, rays of light begin to appear. The person, as it were, sees light coming from above, down the staircase to the basement.