Got stunlocked by that question when I started crying during a therapy session. Therapist noticed that I choke up so badly while crying that I can’t speak and just wanted me to notice it too. “Does it feel like you can’t share what’s going on inside you because nobody’s going to listen?”

Fuck all the way off. That was so helpful but so so so painful to recognize.

This one’s been getting thrown around for a long time now and it’s not exactly my favorite approach to addressing criticism.