Pick a side and read. Then read the other side. Best if read separately.
I'm not struggling. I feel like I'm struggling.
I'm fine. I'm not sure if I'm fine.
I'm not broken. I don't think I'm broken.
Everything is going well. But something still hurts.
That is the truth That is a truth
and nothing but the truth. I can't ignore.
Sometimes I wonder Sometimes I wonder
if my mind if my mind
makes these monsters makes these monsters
bigger than they are. smaller than they are.
Because when I look at other girls Because when I look at other girls
and I hear their problems, and I hear their problems,
my pale in comparison. I wish mine were easy like theirs.
What problems do I have? What problems do I have?
Depression? No. Depression? Probably.
OCD? Nope. OCD? A little.
Trust issues? Kinda. Trust issues? Definitely.
I could list more. I could list more.
But I'm not struggling. Cause I feel like I'm struggling.
Mar 27
Mar 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM UTC
Pick a side and read. Then read the other side. Best if read separately.
I'm not struggling. I feel like I'm struggling.
I'm fine. I'm not sure if I'm fine.
I'm not broken. I don't think I'm broken.
Everything is going well. But something still hurts.
That is the truth That is a truth
and nothing but the truth. I can't ignore.
Sometimes I wonder Sometimes I wonder
if my mind if my mind
makes these monsters makes these monsters
bigger than they are. smaller than they are.
Because when I look at other girls Because when I look at other girls
and I hear their problems, and I hear their problems,
my pale in comparison. I wish mine were easy like theirs.
What problems do I have? What problems do I have?
Depression? No. Depression? Probably.
OCD? Nope. OCD? A little.
Trust issues? Kinda. Trust issues? Definitely.
I could list more. I could list more.
But I'm not struggling. Cause I feel like I'm struggling.
this is how it goes: one side of my brain is like "you're fine, you're happy, everything is going great" and then the other side is like "no you can't ignore things that are hurting you" and then the first side goes "but they're not hurting you, you're just exaggerating it" and then the second side says "i'm not exaggerating it, you're just saying it isn't a big deal when it is" and on and on and on.
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