I Wish I Wasn’t So Self-Aware

It’s hard to take the compliment when I feel so drained by my awareness

Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash

I started therapy last week and forgot how exhausting it is to pour out your trauma to another person as they continue to fire off questions.

At times, retelling certain stories seemed unbearable. I didn’t want to respond and more than once, considered asking if we…