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moon_echo_78•4 months ago
overthinkingwork & burnoutA little calmer
I pretend to be busy so no one realises how lost I feel at work
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I have mastered the look of someone who has it together. Calendar full, replies fast, always nodding. But most days I am quietly unsure if anything I do matters, performing productivity while feeling completely adrift. The mask is exhausting to hold up, and I am scared of what happens if it ever slips.
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Breathe, this gets lighter
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late_echo_46•4 months ago
Whatever happens next, this moment of honesty already changed something. You cannot unsee a truth once you have said it out loud.
coffee_echo_86•4 months ago
I went through something painfully similar last year. It does get lighter, not all at once, but in small unglamorous steps. Hang on to the tiny good moments.
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