Something like this would surely shut me down
Something like this would surely shut me down, but I am not in a position to indulge in sweet retreat and isolation. I don't have time to be sad, to cry, or have outbursts. I can't afford a reaction. I don't have the energy to spare in proving myself worthy of someone's love and attention. I am at my wits' end. I have been here before, and because of that, this will be the only thing I will give to this situation.