Mental Health
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When Stress Comes From Every Direction and You’re Still Standing
Yesterday was okay-ish. Not good. Not terrible. Just… okay-ish. The kind of day where nothing explodes, but nothing feels calm either. The kind of day where you realize when stress comes from every direction, even small things feel amplified. We got one full day without his mom popping up, criticizing, or demanding anything. That peace lasted exactly 24 hours. The Text Message Drama That Wasn’t My Fault Apparently my partner had asked his mom to borrow $30. Instead of just handling that conversation with him, she texted me about it. Then she told me not to tell him she had said anything to me. That alone was enough to make…
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Holding It Together in Uncertainty
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Holding It Together in Uncertainty
Trying to Hold It Together While Everything Is Uncertain Right now, everything feels like it’s hanging in the balance, and I’m doing my best at holding it together in uncertainty. As of yesterday, we still hadn’t heard back about the place we’ve been waiting on. Today, that finally shifted, sort of. The landlord got back to my partner’s mom yesterday afternoon and said he wants to meet us tomorrow so we can tour the place and he can meet us in person before making a final decision. So we’re not approved. We’re not denied. We’re just… waiting again. At least this time there’s a plan attached to the waiting, but…
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When Stress Comes From Every Direction and You’re Still Standing
