My passion became my job and now I do not know how to enjoy it anymore
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Whatever happens next, this moment of honesty already changed something. You cannot unsee a truth once you have said it out loud.
I do not have advice, just solidarity. Sometimes being witnessed is the whole medicine. I see you and I am glad you are still here.
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.
What you are feeling makes complete sense given everything you described. You are allowed to feel it without rushing to fix it or apologise for it.
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