22/09/2025
There’s a version of me I really love, she’s grounded, flexible, goes with the flow.
She can handle a glitchy browser or a last-minute reschedule without spiraling.
She doesn’t freeze in the face of minor inconveniences.
But I don’t always wake up as her.
Sometimes I wake up already full.
One mild inconvenience, tech that won’t load, an unexpected ask, a delayed plan tips me right over.
And then I find myself asking:
Why does this feel like such a big deal?
Here’s what I remind myself (and my clients):
You’re not bad at handling life.
Your brain and nervous system just don’t buffer stress the way some do.
That’s not a flaw. It’s a place to build capacity. Slowly. With care.
You don’t need to stretch your tolerance to the breaking point.
You just need to learn how to stay in it, one breath longer than before.
🧠If this hits, send it to someone else who “loses it over small stuff.”
It’s not small. It’s signaling something real.
