what's heavier than you let people think it is?
there are things you carry that no one sees the full weight of. you make them look manageable. you might even believe your own performance sometimes.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write down the thing that came to mind first. don't edit it, don't soften it. then try to describe what the weight actually feels like, in your body, in your day. where does it sit. what does it cost you. write about the gap between how heavy it really is and how heavy you let others think it is. notice what you get from keeping that gap open. protection, maybe. pride, maybe. then ask yourself, on paper: what would it be like to let someone see the real weight, just once.
- write about one thing you consistently downplay when people ask how you are.
- describe a moment you almost told someone the truth about how much something costs you, but pulled back.
- write about what you think would happen if someone saw the full weight.
this one is for people who are good at coping. the ones everyone assumes are fine because they never say otherwise.