Some people are exhausted not because they do too much but because they feel too much and have nowhere to put it. The emotion doesn't leave when it's unexpressed. It circulates, looking for an exit that was sealed shut decades ago, and that circulation costs more energy than most physical labor ever could. - Silicon Canals

"Some of the most exhausted people you know sleep fine, eat fine, and have calendars that aren't even that full. Their bloodwork comes back normal. Their doctors shrug. And still they wake up feeling like they ran a marathon in their sleep."

"In that silence, I became aware of my own heartbeat, a dull thudding in my ears, and a tightness across my sternum like someone had laid a two-by-four across my chest and was standing on it."

"When I was a kid in South Boston, feelings had a very specific place in our household. Nowhere. My father was a union pipefitter... Neither of them modeled emotional expression. What they modeled was endurance."

Many people experience exhaustion despite adequate sleep and nutrition, often due to unexpressed emotions. A personal reflection reveals that recognizing feelings, particularly anger, can be challenging. The author reflects on a moment in therapy where they struggled to articulate feelings, highlighting a disconnect between physical well-being and emotional awareness. Growing up in an environment where emotions were suppressed contributed to this struggle, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and expressing feelings to combat fatigue.

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