You are really capable.
Everyone relies on you.
You’re the one who regulates the family’s emotional thermostat.
The one who spins all the plates and anticipates everyone’s needs.
The one who absorbs tension before it escalates.
You hold everything together.
And you do it well.
But somewhere inside that strength, you began neglecting yourself.
Lowering your expectations.
Softening your standards.
Postponing what you want or ignoring it completely.
You even heard yourself say “If everyone else is happy, then I’m happy.” And one day you started to fully believe it.
Not because you lack confidence.
Because you adapted.
You did what you needed to “for a quiet life.”
With so many tasks to do you don’t have time or space for your own thoughts nevermind your dreams.
But it’s cost you dearly.