It’s the most exhausting game of pretend you never asked to play. You’re standing in the middle of a grocery aisle, or maybe at a family BBQ, and on the outside, you look “fine”. You’ve brushed your hair, you’re standing upright, and you might even be cracking a joke. But inside? Inside, your nervous system…
You’ve been the strong one for so long that you don’t even remember what it feels like to lean on someone else. You’re the person everyone calls in a crisis. The one who holds it together when everything falls apart. The one who can handle…
You’re three years into therapy, and you still cry in the shower. You’ve read the self-help books, done the breathwork, and tried every damn coping strategy the internet has offered you, but you still get triggered. You still have hard days. You still feel like…