Does it ever stop feeling like failure?

What helped me was writing everything down — dates, who said what. It kept me sane and it mattered later. Please be gentle with yourself. You are doing something incredibly hard.

Please be gentle with yourself. You are doing something incredibly hard.

I felt this in my chest. You are not failing. You are surviving something most people never have to.

Please be gentle with yourself. You are doing something incredibly hard.

What helped me was writing everything down — dates, who said what. It kept me sane and it mattered later.

Practical tip: open your own bank account today, even with $20 in it. You will thank yourself.

Sending you so much strength. The first few weeks are the hardest and they do pass.

Thank you for writing this. I thought I was the only one.