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Prevail
Student @ Airforce Institute of technology
Student @ Airforce Institute of technology
The Battles Nobody Sees
<p>There are days when I laugh with my friends, make jokes, and act like everything is fine.</p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">And sometimes, I wonder if anyone notices how much I'm struggling behind all of that.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I've had moments where I didn't know how to explain what was going on inside me.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Not because I had nothing to say.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I just didn't know where to start.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">It's strange how you can be surrounded by people and still feel alone with your thoughts.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">You want to talk, but you don't want to become a burden.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">You want someone to notice, but you don't know how to ask them to.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">So you keep going.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">You smile.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">You laugh.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">You tell people you're okay.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">And after a while, people start believing you.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">But the truth is, sometimes I'm not okay.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I've learned that pain doesn't always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like silence. Sometimes it looks like losing interest in things you used to enjoy. Sometimes it looks like trying your best to get through an ordinary day.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I don't have all the answers.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">I'm still learning how to deal with the things I carry.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">But I know one thing:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Nobody should have to feel like they must hide their pain to deserve love, care, or understanding.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">If you're going through something quietly, I hope you find someone you can talk to.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">And if you know someone who has been distant lately, maybe check on them.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br/></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Not everyone knows how to say, "I need help."</span></p>
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