Unaltered Voices

I’m a solution-oriented person. I don’t dwell on the same problem for too long, not because I lack emotion, but because life trained me that way. I give space for feelings. If you need to cry, vent, or process, I’ll hold space for you the first time. But after that, I want to move forward. Not because I don’t care, but because staying in it too long creates emotional chaos that drains the spirit. I’m like this because I had no choice. I’ve been solving my own problems since childhood. Not figuratively, literally. I was a child in a house full of adults I couldn’t turn to. And the worst part? The very people I should have gone to were the source of the problems I needed solutions for. When your caregivers are the chaos, you learn early how to quiet your pain and keep moving. I didn’t have time to cry. I had to figure it out. That’s why I don’t spiral now, not because I’m healed completely, but because I had to survive. I’ve tried sharing these truths, but people either try to exploit t...