I am scared of how comfortable I have become with being numb
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A lot of people replay the same thoughts and still show up tomorrow.
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It is wild how universal this is and yet how alone it makes each of us feel. You are far more normal than your brain is telling you right now.
Honestly thank you for writing this out loud. So many of us feel it and never say it. You just made a bunch of strangers feel less alone tonight.
What you are feeling makes complete sense given everything you described. You are allowed to feel it without rushing to fix it or apologise for it.
I needed to read this more than you know. Bookmarking it for my own hard nights. Thank you for trusting this space with something so real.
You are carrying a lot. You are allowed to put some of it down here. We will help hold it for a bit.
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