yes you should keep your feelings to yourself it is very important because you don't know who's your true friend and who is just acting
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That is exactly bot what I am getting at here. Discussing struggles helps to find help. Battle fought alone should not be glorified and it is the failure of the community
Deepanshi MehtaOct 23, 2026▲ 3
vulnerability is strength not weakness
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100% correct and that is the message. Work for the community that works for you too, rather than letting you fight alone.
SidOct 23, 2026▲ 3
That is such an important and grounding realization. We have this cultural habit of romanticizing struggle, turning people's endurance or public burdens into something poetic or noble. But the truth is, there is nothing inherently glorious about hardship, exhaustion, or keeping a stiff upper lip just to survive public expectations. Real life isn't a tragic romance novel; pain is just heavy, and struggle is exhausting. Stripping away the glamour we attach to suffering allows us to look at human vulnerability with real honesty and empathy.
Writer replied
Correct. There is no glory in hardships, and it is the high time to address it.
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vulnerability is strength not weakness
That is such an important and grounding realization. We have this cultural habit of romanticizing struggle, turning people's endurance or public burdens into something poetic or noble. But the truth is, there is nothing inherently glorious about hardship, exhaustion, or keeping a stiff upper lip just to survive public expectations. Real life isn't a tragic romance novel; pain is just heavy, and struggle is exhausting. Stripping away the glamour we attach to suffering allows us to look at human vulnerability with real honesty and empathy.
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