Why Women Lie About Feeling Fine

Jacqueline Escolme
Sep 6, 2018 · 6 min read
Photo by Timothy Paul Smith on Unsplash

I used to dread people asking me.

I wanted them to stop, but they didn’t.

I tried to come up with something witty to distract them, to pretend the wheels weren’t coming off, the walls weren’t crumbling around me and a voice inside my head wasn’t screaming, help me!

But in the end I’d mutter, I’m fine, and move on.

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Jacqueline Escolme

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Author of, Rebuild Your Health Reclaim Your Life. Mind Body Wellness Ninja. Founder of Women Rebuilding Community http://rebuildyourhealthreclaimyourlife.com/

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