I was hesitant to write this. Being vulnerable is uncomfortable, and admitting how I really feel meant letting go of the image of “having it together.”
But I’ve learned that avoiding my emotions didn’t make me stronger it just kept me stuck. Writing this was a way to stop performing and start being honest, with myself first.
I didn’t write this for sympathy. I wrote it because honesty is the only way I know how to heal, and because if this makes even one person feel less alone, it was worth it.