That manifestation course promised you could think your way to money, love, success. When it didn't work, they said you weren't believing hard enough.

You can describe your five-year plan but can't remember what the light looked like this morning. Your life is happening in the ordinary moments you're planning to forget.

You want enough money to stop being afraid. But it feels guilty.

You know this specific feeling. Every conversation feels scripted. Every moment feels watched. Even alone, you're performing for an invisible audience that lives in your head.

The parallel life you didn't choose is still running alongside this one. That's why you feel split.

Why sucking at something might mean you're actually present. The radical act of being visibly imperfect when everyone else is pretending to get it.

You do everything right—the routines, the goals, the self-care. But you feel like you're watching your life through glass. That disconnection comes from treating life as a project to perfect instead of an experience to live.

You sit on your couch. Just sitting. Within seconds your hand reaches for your phone. You pull it back, try again. The discomfort builds. Why can't you do this?

Being constantly exhausted in your 20s isn't normal. Your exhaustion has a source—and it's not you.