Replaying, planning, checking whether you did enough. And even so, it never quite feels like you did. It weighs on you more than you let yourself notice, until eventually something has to give.

Maybe it shows up in how hard it is to switch off after work, or how much energy it takes to keep everyone else okay. Maybe it's the sense that you're always managing something — a relationship, a job, the version of yourself you show people — instead of actually living your life. Whatever it looks like for you, you're allowed to want something different than just getting through it.