We Are #MightyTogether

Most of the time, silence feels peaceful to me. It’s a place of comfort, reflection, and a chance for me to be still for a while.

I don’t know what it is. I assume most neurodivergent people are uncomfortable in silence because our minds rarely shut off. But for me, I’ve always had a connection to silence that feels almost invigorating. It gives me a chance to unmask, be myself, and just let whatever emotions stir, stir, because I’m alone, in a safe space, where there is no outside noise.

But even with that connection, silence is still complicated for me. If I’m alone in it for too long, my mind becomes so loud that stillness is no longer an option. I get restless, irritated, and emotionally overwhelmed in a way that feels suffocating.

Lately, I’ve had very little connection with the outside world. It’s not by choice. I only have a few friends here, and I rarely see them. And I don’t usually like going places alone, so I’ve found myself staying home more than I probably should.

And sometimes, that comfort starts to turn into something else.

My last real social interaction was about a month ago. At first, I welcomed the quiet. I liked being left alone. But for me, when I’m alone for too long, time starts to blur. Each day begins to feel the same. I wake up, work, blog, read, sleep—repeat.

I rarely go outside, not because I don’t want to, but because I feel sluggish in a way that’s hard to explain. It’s like my energy slowly disappears into the routine.

I guess you could say depression has quietly started to settle in again.

And now, that quiet has become something else entirely.

My thoughts feel overwhelming. It’s like my mind is constantly screaming while I sit there trying to find a way to turn it down. When everything around me is too still, there’s nowhere for my feelings to go.

I think what I’m starting to realize, though, is that silence isn’t the problem. It’s what comes up inside of it that I haven’t always been ready to face.

When everything around me gets quiet, there’s nothing left to drown out what I’ve been holding onto during the day. All of the exhaustion that I push through. The emotions that I postpone. The thoughts I don’t fully process because I’m trying to keep moving.

Silence doesn’t create those things. It just stops hiding them.

And even though it can be isolating, frustrating, and mundane, I still choose silence over noise.

I have everyday moments where I don’t feel as heavy. Like earlier this week, I made a delicious spinach omelet with a simple side of arugula dressed in olive oil and lemon. As I sat there eating, I felt a moment of joy and relief. I felt at ease. I had my cup of freshly brewed coffee with hazelnut creamer beside me, and a nutritious meal in front of me. It shifted my mood from sadness to encouragement—an outlook on having a good day. And truthfully, I did.

In that moment at breakfast, I simply existed. There was no mental noise. No restlessness. Just the simple pleasure of something small.

Silence to me feels less like something I have to escape and more like something that reflects me back to myself.

Some days that reflection is uncomfortable. Other days, it’s grounding. Either way, I’ve learned that there’s a specific beauty to silence. It might be small and hard to find for some, but in my mind, it’s truly healing.

When silence gets too loud for you, what emotions or thoughts tend to surface first?

“Silence is not empty; it is full of answers.” — Unknown

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When people are in deep emotional pain, the mind often convinces them that they are completely alone and that there is no way forward. Depression, heartbreak, anxiety, grief, loneliness, and hopelessness can feel so overwhelming that it becomes difficult to imagine surviving them. But so many people who once felt broken, lost, or defeated eventually made it through and discovered strength they did not know they had. Healing is rarely instant, and it is rarely easy, but difficult moments do not last forever. Sometimes all you need to do is hold on long enough to give life the chance to change.

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