What Doubt Slowly Takes From You

When you don’t trust yourself,
life doesn’t fall apart.

It just gets heavier.

You replay conversations.
You second-guess decisions.
You feel tired after interactions you can’t explain.
You say yes — and resent it later.

Nothing is wrong.
But nothing feels settled either.

The cost isn’t dramatic.
It’s cumulative.

It shows up as mental noise.
Emotional friction.
A sense that you’re always adjusting —
but never fully landing.

Most people respond to this by pushing harder.
More discipline.
More motivation.
More structure.

But the weight isn’t from lack of effort.
It’s from lack of alignment.

You’re carrying the cost of not listening —
over and over again.