The Energy Drain

The Energy Drain

Abuse doesn’t just exhaust the body — it drains the soul. Survivors don’t collapse because they are weak; they collapse because they’ve been running emotional marathons in silence. You didn’t just manage your emotions — you managed theirs. Their moods. Their explosions. Their crises. Their silence. Their storms. And each day you carried both your heart and theirs, hoping they would finally meet you halfway.

But they never did.
They never planned to.
The drain wasn’t a glitch — it was the infrastructure of the relationship.

Hypervigilance became a lifestyle. You weren’t resting — you were recovering from the last emotional blow while preparing for the next one. People told you to “just leave,” never realizing you were holding an entire emotional economy together by yourself. You weren’t tired from loving someone; you were tired from surviving them.

Today, reclaim your energy like sacred ground. You don’t owe anyone your last breath, your last bit of strength, or your last attempt at peace. Your energy belongs to you now — and you are allowed to protect it without apology.

Stay powerful.