• Caricature style illustration of a woman sitting at a desk with her head lowered in thought, symbolizing when stress comes from every direction
    Mental Health

    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…