28/05/2026
To the woman who is hesitating because:
“Other people have it much worse.”
“I should be able to sort this out myself.”
“I don’t even know if what I’ve experienced counts.”
“I’m functioning. Isn’t that enough?”
I want to say something directly.
The threshold for deserving support is not suffering enough.
It is looking at the internal cost you are paying and wanting it to be different.
❌ You do not need to have fallen apart.
❌ You do not need a diagnosis.
❌ You do not need to justify the internal weight you carry to anyone, including yourself.
âś… You only need to be honest about what it costs you to keep going the way you are.
That is what this work is for.
✦ Self Leaders · Private EMDR Intensives · UK
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