Maria Ochoa

Overload

Added 2025-09-25 06:23:24 +0000 UTC

A little bit of vent art but, I dont know how to explain it other than it's just something that needs to happen

I've been feeling overwhelmed, and it's been slowly piling up. The state of the world, worrying about my friends' safety and their well being, and trying to remind myself that my own issues are just as valid. And good things happened too that also had me emotional. I dont want to get into too much detail, but something regarding my mom is finally getting closure and it's left me contemplating a lot.

So the tears started coming down. They've been coming for the last couple of days, from being sad, from being happy. Just being. And I remember hearing that tears are basically your body saying "I can't hold all these feelings in, we got to let them out" so Im trying my best to do exactly that in a safe space.

I grew up with the stigma that crying was bad, and seen as a weakness so there's definitely a battle in trying to fight that shame too wouaahg! Maybe I'm not okay now but I want to acknowledge that and not fight it.

If you're going through something yourself, I hope this can be a sign to let yourself exist and feel. And I hope to see you on the other side of that dark tunnel 🫂