You're winded walking upstairs. Not running. Not climbing. Just normal stairs at normal pace.
The 2pm crash is standard now. Eyes closing at your desk. Third coffee of the day. Still exhausted. You wake up tired. Go to bed exhausted. Never feel properly awake.
You're in a meeting. Someone asks a question. You know the answer. You literally presented this last week. But it's like trying to grab smoke. The information's gone.
Reading the same paragraph three times. The words go in but nothing sticks. When did your brain stop working?
You said you'd start training Monday. It's Wednesday and you haven't.
The boiler breaks. £1,200 repair. You're stressed for a week working out how to pay for it. One unexpected expense shouldn't be a crisis. But it is.
Your kid's school play is Tuesday 2pm. You can't go. Boss would ask why you're leaving. You haven't controlled your calendar in five years.
50-60 hour weeks standard. Weekends interrupted with "urgent" emails. Your phone buzzes at 10pm. You know you shouldn't respond. You respond anyway.
You come home. She's on her phone. You're on yours. You eat dinner in silence. When did you stop talking?
She doesn't look at you the way she used to. The desire's gone. Replaced by tolerance. Obligation. Resignation.
Missing bedtime four nights a week. Gone before they wake. Home after they sleep.
Your eight-year-old. You barely know them. Their favourite colour. Their best friend's name. What they're afraid of. You don't know your own child.
You're going through everything alone. Every struggle. Every decision. Every crisis. Nobody knows what you're dealing with because you're not telling anyone.

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