You need comfort and positivity in your life whenever you feel down or too overwhelmed. It's natural to look for comfort from the people close to us. But sometimes it's different. There are people out there who care and show up during your worst moments. They try to calm you down, offer kind words, and tell you to stay positive and maintain a positive mindset. They keep telling you not to overthink without any reason. You are told to stay calm, stay positive, act normal, and not do anything that could make things worse. But those same kind and comforting words and actions can feel frustrating to you at that moment. You may feel suffocated, irritated, angry, frustrated, and overwhelmed. And the reason is simple and completely normal.
The reason is that you want people to tell you that your emotions are real and that they make sense because you have been hurt in many ways. Your feelings are valid, and the state you are in is slowly eating you up. You just want people to see your real struggle, the one you can't show them because you are the only one who truly feels it. You can't even explain it to them because sometimes words aren't enough to describe what is actually happening, what you have become, and what you are turning into. You want people to see what has made you this way. You want them to see the reasons behind that pretending face of yours. You want people to tell you, "Yes, we can see it. It isn't easy to handle all of this. You are brave for going through it. Your pain can't be fully described, but it can be seen in the way you have become so good at pretending that everything is okay."
You want people to first notice that something has happened and is still happening, and that it has reached a point where you have started pretending that nothing hurts anymore. But deep inside, the silent battle is at its peak. You are a warrior fighting alone. Let me tell you, you deserve to be seen, heard, and comforted.
