I suspect there's a lot of this going around. Yay, late stage capitalism.

I'm guilty of this, especially with my parents. I can't deal with their sympathy and efforts to help. I appreciate it - don't get me wrong - but then I feel guilty for implying that I needed help to begin with.

#InternalMonologue
#TirednessAsAService

"I noticed I have been saying I am tired for ten years when the more accurate word is 'unwitnessed', and 'tired' was just the version of the truth that nobody would follow up on" - Silicon Canals
https://siliconcanals.com/sc-a-im-44-and-i-noticed-i-have-been-saying-i-am-tired-for-ten-years-when-the-more-accurate-word-is-unwitnessed-and-tired-was-just-the-version-of-the-truth-that-nobody-would-follow-up-on/

I noticed I have been saying I am tired for ten years when the more accurate word is unwitnessed, and tired was just the version of the truth that nobody would follow up on - Silicon Canals

After a decade of defaulting to the word 'tired,' I realised it was never the truth — just the version of the truth nobody would follow up on. On emotional labour, the cost of vague vocabulary, and the word I was actually looking for.

Silicon Canals