My Rant... It’s a lonely feeling when your mind is a tiring place to be, and even lonelier when you try to share whatever you're facing and it gets misunderstood. I’m struggling right now, and I don't have the right words to explain it without it sounding like frustration. I’m not trying to push anyone away; I’m just trying to talk. I spend a lot of my energy trying to understand other people because I know how much it hurts to feel unheard. It’s hard when that same effort isn’t returned. Lately, when I try to talk, people see the frustration' instead of the person who is actually hurting underneath it. I’m just down. Hardest part about being down is having a lot to say but no safe place to say it. When my 'venting' is taken as an attack, I just end up retreating further into my own head. Another depressing thing is realizing that you have a heart full of empathy for others, but no one seems to have a space for yours. I spend so much of my life trying to be the person who understands, the one who looks past the tone of voice, the one who recognizes that someone’s anger is usually just as a result of their pain. I do that because I know what it feels like to be at your breaking point. But lately, when I try to reach out, all people see is the "frustration." They get angry at my struggle instead of seeing the person behind it who is just trying to talk to someone and be fine. It’s like I’m screaming for help in a room full of people, and all they can do is complain about the noise. I am down. I am struggling. And more than anything, I am lonely. It's not like there are no people around... To read the remaining.. click here https://open.substack.com/pub/sweetaurora7008/p/no-safe-place?utm_source=share&utm_medium=andr