Losing Yourself Syndrome
How We Fade, How We Break, and How We Find Our Way Back Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and realized you don’t recognize who you’ve become? Have you ever wondered when you stopped being you? Have you felt burned out, overstretched, unseen, and disconnected from your own soul? I’ve been there. And I’m going to speak from lived experience, not theory. The Quiet Question Nobody Asks Before I dive in, let me start with some real questions we rarely confront: When last did you pause and check in with yourself? When did you last ask, “How am I really doing?” Are you living, or are you performing? Are you carrying your life, or is life carrying you? Are you being true to yourself, or are you slowly disappearing? These questions matter. Because losing yourself is not sudden. It’s a slow fading. What is Losing Yourself Syndrome? Losing yourself syndrome happens when you abandon your identity, your needs, and your wellbeing in service to roles, responsibilities, expect...