You think I’m hard to be around?
Try being me.
Try being a bodymind that doesn’t regulate the way you want it to.
A mind that notices everything and can’t let go.
A heart that feels too much and is still told it’s not enough.
Try begging for support and being told you’re too articulate to need help.
Try masking your entire existence just to survive a work meeting.
Try collapsing from burnout and then blaming yourself for not recovering fast enough.
I’m not hard to be around.
I’m exhausted.
And still here.
Still trying.
Still showing up.
You call that a problem?
I call that a f***ing triumph.
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