The Need to Be Strong Is Overrated, Pamela Hazelton | Are.na

When we adapt to stress, we find ways to make ourselves stronger. We build a worldview for ourselves that empowers us.

There are days when I can say with great certainty that I am not strong enough to manage. And what if I can’t hang on in there? What then? These people might as well be leaning into my face, shouting, Cope! Cope! Cope! while spraying perfume into the air to make it all seem nice.

become sad. We become weaker. We become depressed.