You’ve always been the reliable one. The steady one. The achiever. The one who can carry it all without letting

Some nights, it wasn’t that I wanted to die—I just couldn’t imagine waking up again to the same pain. That

You don’t have to hit rock bottom to be drowning. Some people spiral fast. Others function—until they don’t. If you’ve

Even if no one else knows you stopped showing up, you know. And that quiet guilt can make it hard

Even high performers hit a wall. You’re still showing up. You’re still on top of your game. But something underneath

You’ve got a system—and it works, mostly. You’re always on. Always reliable. The person who delivers, no matter the pressure.

You’ve kept everything afloat—work, family, bills. On the surface, you’re fine. But the truth is, you’re tired of holding it

I wasn’t falling apart. I was just… fraying.* Quietly. Privately. The work was still getting done. The bills were paid.

There’s a moment some of us reach that doesn’t look like rock bottom. It looks like making a presentation with

You’ve built a life that looks good on paper. You manage deadlines, care for people, pay bills, show up. But