imagine your comfort person / character
(and if you don’t have one, just let this be a gentle voice for you)
“no, not in a bad way… just… like you have been carrying a lot”
“did you eat? it’s okay if you didn’t, i’m not judging… just checking”
“come here, closer to the screen”
“there you go… i can see you better now”
“you don’t have to say anything, you know that right?”
“we can just sit like this”
“…you have been overthinking again, haven’t you?”
“it’s okay. you don’t have to figure everything out tonight”
“no, really. nothing is that urgent”
“look at me for a second”
“nothing bad is happening”
“you don’t have to rush to leave”
“just breathe a little slower”
“we’ll just stay on call until you feel a bit better, okay?”
“you are not bothering me”
call stays on. neither of you talking. just quiet, steady presence.