Quit hustlin' until you're Crumblin'

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For me, I'm just over here ticking off all the boxes at the speed of light.?Many days feel like a race to the end of the week and the weekend becomes a race to prepare for Monday.

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NGL, it's grind.?There's a lot of joy sprinkled in there, but the grind doesn't stop.?And when you receive a dose of the unexpected, that can really upend the balance - all the balls in the air suddenly fall to the ground.

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It's this never-ending hustle that caused my most recent mental breakdown two months back.?My breakdown looked a little like this - tense chest, difficulty breathing, a panicked, racing mind and the classic dead smile.?

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The dead smile is what I refer to as masking your current emotions to the outside world - essentially, putting on a happy face.?Y'all, I am so good at the dead smile, it's scary.?I'm not proud of it and it's certainly not intentional, but if there was a contest, I'd be in first place.

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I came into Sesh, crumbling inside, smile plastered across my face and I signed up for Better Help right on the spot. (No, this is not a sales pitch.?You can go to any one of the million podcasts they advertise on if you're looking for a code). I restarted therapy and began reminding myself of all the ways I need to care for me.?I needed to let a few things go, to accept that I have to feel my feelings to move through them, get some time in nature on my calendar and SLOW DOWN.

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It's not easy figuring out what you need and in the same breath, providing it to yourself.?I'm not great at it, but I'm gonna keep trying.?And by pulling back the curtain on what we go through as humans, hopefully this helps others feel a little less alone.

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XO,

Mere

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