Living in a country where I dont fully speak the language is humbling in ways I never imagined
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A lot of people replay the same thoughts and still show up tomorrow.
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Sometimes the bravest thing is simply admitting how heavy it has been. You just did that. That counts for so much more than it feels like.
One thing that helped me: I stopped trying to feel better and started just letting myself feel honest. Weirdly, that is where the relief actually started.
You are carrying a lot. You are allowed to put some of it down here. We will help hold it for a bit.
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.
You showed up here and said the hard thing. That is not nothing. That is the opposite of giving up. Quietly proud of you.
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