When You Don’t Realize You’re Masking
October 22, 2026
Sometimes the work isn’t learning to be yourself, but discovering how often you’ve been setting yourself aside without even noticing.
Sometimes the work isn’t learning to be yourself, but discovering how often you’ve been setting yourself aside without even noticing.
Being capable of handling things slowly starts to feel like being responsible for handling them, but the two were never the same.
The moment I become certain about what your experience means, I stop being curious about what it actually is.
Sometimes the deepest change in therapy happens so quietly that you don’t even notice it has already become who you are.
Sitting with a feeling for a long time isn’t the same as processing it, and knowing the difference can change how you heal.
Most people know exactly where their unforgivable things are, whether they did the harm or carried it. This post explores why the things we call unforgivable don’t have to define