I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’m exhausted, but I can’t slow down. I feel lonely even when I’m with my friends. I don’t want to disappoint anyone. I wish someone would ask me if I’m actually okay.
These thoughts are more common than people realize. There are things young adults think every day that they rarely say out loud.. Talking about them is the first step towards getting support.
There are things we think every day that we never say.
Sometimes we're afraid of being judged. Sometimes we don't want to worry anyone. Sometimes we don't even know how to explain what we're feeling.
So we say we're fine.
We change the subject.
We smile.
We keep going.
But what happens when we finally say the thing we've been keeping to ourselves?
Maybe someone else realizes they're not alone.
That's why CHaSE Light created The Things We Don't Say. A place for the thoughts we usually keep to ourselves, and a reminder that saying them doesn't make us weak. It makes us human.
-Rami Abdul Azim, Founder