I left the city and the career track and I have never breathed easier
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I have lived a version of this. The guilt is loud now, but the self-respect outlasts it. Give it a little time and you will see.
It is wild how universal this is and yet how alone it makes each of us feel. You are far more normal than your brain is telling you right now.
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