substack: The Art of Disappearing and Starting Over (by hasif)

collo for writing/speaking

I start excusing myself with “I’ve just been busy” when the truth is I can’t bear to explain why I feel like I’m _________ [v]. (sụp đổ, tan vỡ cảm xúc)

falling apart

I’ve kept people laughing when I was barely _________ [v]. (kiềm chế cảm xúc, cố trụ vững)

holding myself together

I’ve _________ [v] when I had nothing left to give, acting as the strong and patient one. (xuất hiện, có mặt khi người khác cần)

shown up

It's exhausting when you have to show up even when you _________ [v]. (không còn chút năng lượng hay sức lực nào để trao đi)

have nothing left to give

It felt like performing peace, like _________ [v] to keep someone else warm, and then apologizing when they still complained about the cold. (hy sinh bản thân vì người khác một cách mù quáng)

setting myself on fire

There is a version of me that still lives in the late-night journal entries and the coffee I made while _________ [v]. (kìm nén nước mắt)

holding back tears

I always end up explaining why I overthink, or why I get distant _________ [adv]. (một cách đột ngột, vô cớ, không lý do)

out of nowhere

I want to live in a city where no one knows me, where I’m not someone’s emotional landmark or project or _________ [n]. (câu chuyện cảnh tỉnh, bài học xương máu từ sai lầm)

cautionary tale

Because disappearing isn’t always about sadness. Sometimes it’s _________ [n]. (sự tự bảo vệ bản thân, bản năng tự vệ)

self-preservation

That’s the real art—not disappearing, but _________ [v]. Quietly. With grace. With truth. (bắt đầu lại từ đầu, làm lại cuộc đời)

starting over