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Learning to Stay With Myself Instead of the Story After nearly a year, I’ve finally found effective and comprehensive care. It’s been time‑consuming, soul‑depleting, and
Stonewalling breaks me. Stonewalling breaks me. I don’t bounce back from it. But I’ve repeatedly and predictably returned for more. Hopefully, for the last time.
Drawn to the Closed Door I’ve come to understand something about myself, and it’s both painful and clarifying: I gravitate toward people who use silence