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The Week Nobody Talks About (Split Screen)

The Week Nobody Talks About (Split Screen)

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 There’s the version of this week everyone sees. Office parties. Laughter. Wrapping paper. People talking about flights, dinners, who they’re spending Christmas with. And then there’s the other version. The one that happens after you lock the door behind you. The quiet apartment. The half-done chores. The silence that gets louder at night. This episode lives in the split screen. It’s about the week before Christmas — the strange, heavy in-between where you’re expected to be cheerful in public while privately holding your breath. Where you try to stay happy for others, even as the loneliness taps you on the shoulder when you get home. Where demons don’t arrive loudly — they slip in quietly, disguised as thoughts you didn’t invite. We talk about: Performing “I’m fine” while feeling anything but The exhaustion of small talk and forced cheer Coming home to an empty space and trying to outrun the quiet The guilt of wanting to belong without wanting to ask The fear that this might be how it always feels And the stubborn, fragile hope that refuses to die anyway This isn’t advice. It’s not a plan. It’s a diary entry spoken out loud at 2 a.m. If this week feels heavier than it’s supposed to… If you’re doing your best but still feel unseen… If you’ve ever folded laundry just to keep from crying… You’re not alone. Still here? Come sit. Good night.
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