When a person feels a high level of stress or hyper-vigilance in their daily life, the brain can begin a process called Self Silencing, but personally I naturally consider it "shrinking"

Nothing hurts more than realizing you hurt you. That you betrayed yourself l, fully, willingly, all on your own. How could we do this to

You don’t have to stay in something that makes you unhappy just because outsiders think it’s the “right” thing to do. It’s not selfish to walk away from something that’s draining you.