#find another path... please

There's a type of self-harm... self-destruction really that often goes unnoticed, where instead of being loud and visceral with risky behaviors or injurious action, you simply... fold in. take a smaller breath and take up less space as you maintain the illusion of normalcy. You do a little bit more as others do a bit less and don't complain, you have the ability; it would be rude to make a big deal about it. You get less attention, less notice, become... less. A background character that slowly becomes a fixture, something that is only acknowledged when malfunctioning. you want to be helpful, don't you?l