thegoodlife

Mental exhaustion isn’t necessarily the result of things gone wrong, or any big upset (though it can be) but more likely an accumulation of too much: Too many decisions. Too much work (in not enough time). Too many interruptions, demands, and shifts in attention. Too many things going on without time to pause and restore.

Shame requires fantasy and escape. How else to momentarily avoid its suffocating dread? Shame demands rigid, stock answers, forcing you to speak from your idea of how a person should sound instead of from your heart. Shame turns all of your words into arbitrary statements, chosen to impress. You try to sound like the person you want to become. But ... See more