DeeplyUnderstood: The Art Of Feeling Together

DeeplyUnderstood: The Art Of Feeling Together

What If They Find Out I’m Not as Smart as They Think?

When Intelligence Becomes a Performance

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Feb 24, 2025
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It’s not just in your thoughts. It’s in your body.

The hesitation before speaking. The tension in your chest before hitting “send.” The way your stomach tightens when someone looks at you, waiting for an answer.

It’s the fear you’ve carried for so long that it no longer feels like fear. It just feels like you.

A nervous system trained by years of trying to be smart enough, careful enough, perfect enough.

But what if it wasn’t supposed to be this way?


How It Got Stored In You

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