There are memories that still hit me out of nowhere, even years later. I used to wonder what was wrong with me—until I realized I wasn’t alone. This is what I’ve learned about emotional pain that lingers.
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There are memories that still hit me out of nowhere, even years later. I used to wonder what was wrong with me—until I realized I wasn’t alone. This is what I’ve learned about emotional pain that lingers.
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Because they mattered. That’s what I’ve come to understand. Some memories still hit me out of nowhere—an old photo, a smell, a quiet moment—and suddenly, I’m back in a place I thought I’d moved on from. For a long time, I thought something was wrong with me for not “getting over it.” But pain lingers when something touched us deeply. It’s not weakness. It’s a reminder that we cared, that it changed us. The hurt fades with time, but it leaves a shape behind—and I think that’s okay.