Tag: depression
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The Things People Don’t See
People see me back at work, eating again and getting my life back. What they don’t see is the depression, the fear, the 25 pounds gained in one month, or the handfuls of hair I’m losing. Three days. That’s all the hair in these pictures represents. I’m recovering physically, but emotionally, there are parts of…
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I’m Better. I’m Not Okay Yet.
I’m getting better. I just wish getting better felt better.
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Am I Enough?
Most people saw an ordinary Thursday. I saw a woman standing in front of a closet with tears in her eyes, trying to understand why a few extra pounds, a first confession, and the absence of a familiar routine could unravel her so completely. The answer wasn’t really about any of those things. It was…
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When Your Reflection Doesn’t Look Back
What people don’t see is how much effort it takes to keep myself from disappearing when it’s like this. How every small decision feels weighted. How I bargain with my own body just to stay present. I am not dramatic. I am not fragile. I am fighting something quiet and relentless that knows all my…
