Debt Weight

Dear Delyara, Debt changed the way I sleep. People think debt is just numbers, but it isn’t. It’s the shame of opening your banking app with one eye closed. It’s pretending you didn’t hear the phone ring. It’s calculating what can wait and what cannot. It’s buying something small and feeling guilty for hours afterward. I used to think I was a capable person. Responsible. Adult. Now I feel like a child hiding from consequences I can’t outrun. The worst part is not even the money. The worst part is what it has done to my mind. Everything feels heavy. Even joy feels expensive.