We built an entire culture around pretending. “I’m fine.” “I’m busy.” “I’m good, just tired.” Meanwhile, we’re anxious, disconnected, and quietly breaking under the weight of our own denial. But because we can function.. Show up.. Smile.. Pay bills.. Post highlights.. We call it “NORMAL” That’s the lie. “Fine” has become the socially acceptable way to say I’m barely holding it together. We’re living in a world that celebrates overworking, overdrinking, overgiving.. and calls stillness “lazy,” bo