Somewhere in a softly lit office with fake ferns and essential oils diffusing lavender into the air, a therapist looks across the couch at their new client.
“I’m fine,” says Josh.
The therapist doesn’t push.
“I mean, work’s chaotic, sure. But that’s normal. Everyone’s tired.”
A pause. Then…
“I just… can’t seem to keep up. I forget simple things. I second-guess myself all the time. I don’t even feel smart anymore.”
That’s the part that sticks.
Not the tiredness.
The erosion.
Of confidence. Of clarity. Of calm.
The therapist finally speaks.
“What would easy look like for you?”
Josh doesn’t know.
He’s never let himself imagine that.
But later, something shifts. Quietly.
He changes one thing in excel. Simplifies one step.
And suddenly, the day doesn’t feel like quicksand.
It’s small. But it’s something.
Because sometimes healing doesn’t come with a breakthrough.
Just the realisation that it’s not you. It’s the way things are set up.
And maybe the first sign of recovery…is that moment when things finally start to make sense again.
Until next time,
Christiaan
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