@therapybycornell: They ask what's wrong. You say "nothing." They let it go, and part of you wishes they hadn't. "Nothing" is a door you're holding shut. Not always because you don't want them in. Sometimes because you don't have the words yet. Sometimes because you're not sure what happens if you open it. You don't have to explain everything at once. You can try something smaller: "I don't know how to say it yet." That's still opening the door. This is Unsaid. Things people carry and never say out loud. Written by me, from twenty years of patterns. Never one client's story. Follow @therapybycornell for more on depression and relationships. Social media isn't therapy. If you're in the United States and having a mental health crisis, please call or text 988.

Andrea Hayek Cornell, LMFT

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Monday 26 October 2026 21:21:23 GMT