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Student @ Yaba College of Technology
ARE YOU THE STRONG ONE OR DID YOU JUST NEVER GET HELP?
<p>Did I call you out?. I know I called myself out. </p><p><br/></p><p>It's easy to be tagged the strong one if the majority of the time, you're quiet, smiling, zoning out, ignoring, enduring, listening, and quietly showing up.</p><p><br/></p><p>How many times did you try to express yourself and then you heard the regular “you'd be fine," "I'm going through something too,” “everybody has problems.”</p><p><br/></p><p>How many times did you try to get help from someone or anyone?</p><p><br/></p><p>How many times did you shrink because they made you feel small?</p><p><br/></p><p>How many times did you cry yourself to sleep? Or drench your beautiful pillow in sadness?</p><p><br/></p><p>Put a finger down for any of these you can relate to.</p><p><br/></p><p>Being the oldest sibling is tough, a responsibility I didn't ask for. Don't get me wrong, I love it. But then, I sometimes wish I had an older sibling. Someone who'll show up when I need them, someone whose shoulder I could cry on, a second parent.</p><p><br/></p><p>But then, would they in turn be called the strong one?</p><p><br/></p><p>I realised no one really knew the burden I carried growing up. They all had something to battle with too. But did that make mine any less difficult? Did it make it any different?</p><p><br/></p><p>I want help even though I don't ask for it. It's not easy to.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was the strong one, still am. But, do I want to be? </p><p><br/></p><p>Are you the strong one or did you just never get help? </p><p><br/></p><p>I didn't.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>What do you think? Can you relate to this?. If you loved this, do share your thoughts. I'd love to hear from you.</p><p> </p><p>Sending hugs to all “strong ones.”</p>
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