The bigger questions. Purpose, fulfilment, relationships, and what it means to live well rather than just perform well. For when the external picture looks fine a
A label can explain them. It rarely explains what you are still carrying.
A dopamine detox takes away the phone. It does not ask why you reached for it.
The flat feeling that turns up when nothing is wrong, and what it is reporting.
It steadies the hands for ten minutes. The fear usually started a fortnight before.
It felt like it came out of nowhere. The body had usually been reacting for a while before you noticed.
You go quiet when it matters, then find every word on the way home. The words were never the problem.
