08/03/2026
“Selfish.”
That’s a word people throw around when someone is struggling.
When you’re depressed.
When you withdraw.
When you don’t have the energy to show up like you used to.
From the outside, it can look like you’ve stopped caring.
But what they don’t see…
is the internal battle.
It’s like standing behind a one-way mirror.
On their side, they see your behaviour.
On your side, you see the war.
You’re not being selfish.
You’re trying to survive something nobody else can see.
And here’s the shift.
Sometimes the mirror doesn’t just hide you from them…
it hides you from yourself.
You look in it and all you see is failure.
Letting people down.
Not doing enough.
Not being enough.
But what if — just for a moment —
you looked through that mirror differently?
What if instead of seeing your reflection,
you saw:
The fact you’re still here.
The fact you’re still trying.
The fact you’re fighting battles most people wouldn’t last a week in.
That’s not selfish.
That’s strength no one applauds.
If this hits, you’re not alone.
And you’re not broken.
You’re just fighting something invisible.
Scott
