#high functioning struggle

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Im Getting Pretty Good at This

I’m getting pretty good at this— the way I hold it together, the way I answer like nothing’s slipping. You’d never know how close it gets sometimes. How everything inside me leans just a little too far, like it might tip if I don’t stay careful. But I do. I keep my voice even. My face steady. My reactions small enough to pass as normal. I’ve learned the timing— when to…