Why I feel scared to be hopeful and happy ?
I feel something bad might happen if I start to be happy.
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It sounds incredibly hard to carry that fear around, and I’m really sorry you’re feeling it so strongly. When life has taught you to brace for impact, even small moments of happiness can feel risky. That doesn’t mean you’re broken, it means you’ve been trying to protect yourself for a long time, and that takes a lot of strength.
You don’t have to sort through that feeling on your own. If you ever want to talk about what makes happiness feel unsafe, or what you’re afraid might happen, I’m here to listen and help you make sense of it at your own pace.
You don’t have to sort through that feeling on your own. If you ever want to talk about what makes happiness feel unsafe, or what you’re afraid might happen, I’m here to listen and help you make sense of it at your own pace.