I thought I will breakdown, again, yet I still stand strong and wear a smile on my face. This is when I came to realize, I wasn't playing strong all along afterall, I am born this way. I have grown up being tough and taught by circumstances how to be tough, how to protect myself from being harmed.
For instance, I am skilled at killing emotions before they affect my life too much. Putting things into past tense before they even become one is one of the way. There are things I am so afraid to lose, so afraid of having it taken away by someone else. To prevent further harm I will always draw them a coffin in my mind, and keep them safe inside.
"What is dead may never die." -- A Song of Ice and Fire, GRRM
Indeed. If I kill those emotions before they bud, I will never get hurt.
Stay tough, stand strong. Waves come after waves, and you have to make sure you withstand all the challenges.
Stay tough,