I almost cried when the pressure dropped

Dear Delyara, It happened very suddenly. The day had been full and I hadn’t realized how tightly I was holding myself together until the evening settled and the pressure dropped. Then all at once I felt that wave — not even sadness exactly, more like the body finally being allowed to stop pretending it wasn’t overwhelmed. I didn’t fully cry. But the feeling came close enough to teach me something. Some of my hardest moments don’t happen during the day. They happen after, when the body is finally honest.