this is just a feeling.

not a verdict. not a forecast. not a fact about who you are.

a feeling is a chemical wave moving through your body. it has a beginning. it has a peak. it has an end. you've felt this exact feeling before, and you've made it through every single time.

your job right now is not to fix it. just notice it.

three things are true at the same time...

• this hurts.
• you're not in danger.
• it will pass.

if you can sit here for ninety seconds without acting on it, you'll feel it crest and start to come back down. that's how feelings work. they're not permanent. they're not you.

you don't have to be okay.
you don't have to feel better.
you just have to stay.

stay. breathe. let it pass. then we move.