10 min · So much of the churning in the mind is an attempt to manage what was never yours to hold, another person's choices, their opinion of you, a reaction you cannot steer.
10 min · Anxiety is a poor prophet. It rehearses the worst version of tomorrow on a loop, certain that bracing for disaster will somehow keep you safe.
10 min · So much of what keeps you awake is the body racing against minutes it cannot even see, counting the hours of sleep still left, bracing for an alarm.