'...This is an 8 out of 10.'

I don't know whether you noticed, but as I was saying that on Thursday, I found myself reaching for your hand. The things that we are bringing out into the open now are things that have never been dealt with properly. I'm worried about how long this is going to take, even though I gave the impression that I was confident it wouldn't take that long for me to get to where I need to.

My perception of time is skewed at the moment, so when you said you were taking three weeks off in August, I forgot we're already in July. That means we have three weeks to get this poisonous stuff out into the open, and I am going to have to more than double down on self-care whilst you're away.

I get frustrated when I'm repeating myself. I feel like you know most of what I'm saying already, and yet I can't just blurt this new stuff out.