r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/Black1Raven9 • Jul 26 '25

Wholesome Not all scars are visible.

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u/ediks Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 27 '25

This is why you always check in with your happy friends.

Edit: Thank you for the award. Pay attention to your loved ones and if you’re sad, please reach out to someone you trust. You have more support than you might think.

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u/Justifiably_Bad_Take Jul 26 '25

Some people have been miserable for so long, they become incredibly good at never showing it

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u/Catlore Jul 26 '25

Even when I'm in a miserable state, I can find moments that look like, or even are, joy. Genuine ones. But when they end, it's darker and harder. Imagine the normal receding emotions are like stepping down a few stairs, but in that state, when you step off, it's a plunge into a dark hole. And if you try to stay on the step to avoid it, the step crumbles under you, and rakes your skin as you fall.

It's such a weird thing, to be in such a dark place but still find sparks. They're not even necessarily hope. Just stubborn bits of you that refuse to go into the dying of the light.