BLog

You feel it building. Something tight in your chest, pressure behind your eyes. You know the tears are there, waiting just beneath the surface, but they don't come. And then nothing. It's like standing at a locked door. You can hear what's on the other side, feel the weight of it pressing against the frame. But no matter how hard you try to open it, how much you want to let it through, the door stays shut. This is one of the most confusing experiences people bring to therapy.

You're halfway through the conversation and something happens. Your partner is saying something, maybe something important, maybe something you've heard before, and then you're not there anymore. Not checked out. Not tuning them out on purpose. You're just... gone. Your face goes blank. Your body goes still. If someone asked you what was just said, you couldn't repeat it. You're looking at them but you're not seeing them. And somewhere underneath all of it, there's a part of