04/23/2026
Your chest tightens. The subject changes. And the most real part of you goes back into hiding.
For everyone carrying a whole spiritual life in secret:
Them: I don't know why I can't just talk about the things that actually matter to me.
Also them: Like what?
Them: The astrology. The dreams I've been tracking. The way I use tarot to make sense of what's happening. All of it. I just can't bring myself to say it out loud.
Also them: Why not?
Them: Because it sounds unserious. Like I'm someone who can't deal with reality so I invented a better one.
Also them: But it's kinda the thing that's been helping.
Them: More than anything else I've tried. But I can't say that either, because then I have to explain the whole thing and I just, I don't have the words. Or I do and I don't trust them.
Also them: What happens when you try?
Them: I get halfway through a sentence and I'm already apologizing for it before anyone reacts. I sound stilted. Like I can't even convince myself it's real while I'm saying it.
Also them: But it is real.
Them: It's the most real part of my life. And I carry it around hidden like it's something to be ashamed of.
Also them: When's the last time you talked about any of this with someone who actually got it?
Them: ...I don't think I ever have.
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