You’ve told yourself you’re just angry, but that doesn’t make the feeling go away.
If anything, it lingers, bubbling under the surface, showing up in ways you don’t expect—snapping at someone, shutting down, or feeling exhausted for no clear reason.
You’ve pushed it down, hoping it will pass, but it always comes back.
Maybe in the middle of the night when your mind won’t shut off. Maybe when someone says something small that shouldn’t bother you this much, but it does.
You’ve tried talking about it, but the words never seem to fit, and no one really understands.
You say I’m mad, but that’s not quite right.
You say I’m fine, but that’s not true either.
You wish someone could just hand you the right words, because maybe if you knew what this feeling actually was, you’d finally know what to do with it.
And when you can’t name what you’re really feeling (any feeling), how are you supposed to move forward?
How are you supposed to heal something you don’t fully understand?
Without naming what you’re really feeling, it’s impossible to heal or move forward. And that’s exhausting, isn’t it?