Some days you’re not tired because you worked hard.
You’re tired because you’ve been pretending all day.
Pretending to be focused.
Pretending the messages don’t bother you.
Pretending you’re okay when you’re not—and hoping no one asks too deeply.
I’ve done this too many times.
Showed up at work, cracked a joke, nodded at meetings—while feeling like I was quietly breaking on the inside.
And the truth is: the performance is what drains you.
Not the situation.
Not the job.
Not even the people.
It’s the weight of putting on a face that doesn’t match the storm underneath.
If you’re going through that kind of silent exhaustion,
I get it.
And no, you don’t have to explain it here.
You don’t even have to fix it right now.
But maybe, for once, you don’t have to pretend.
This blog is for people who are tired of performing okay-ness.
You’re allowed to feel it, process it, and not apologize for it.
The Unspoken Mind 