How to Stop Shrinking Yourself to Fit in Roles You’ve Outgrown

There’s a kind of tired that sleep doesn’t fix.
Not the kind that comes from doing too much—but from slowly losing yourself along the way.

It shows up when you swallow your words instead of saying what you mean.
When you say yes just to avoid letting someone down.
When you feel that heavy silence after a choice that doesn’t belong to you.

Little by little, you start folding yourself smaller just to keep the life you’ve built running. Until one day, you look around and wonder if it’s even yours anymore.