"I Should Be Able to Handle This on My Own…"

Have you ever caught yourself thinking that?

You don’t explode.You don’t break down.You just… hold it all together. Until you can’t.

Maybe you’ve noticed:

• You’re snapping at the people you love, then feeling guilty about it.

• You’re bottling things up because there’s no time to deal with them.

• You keep telling yourself “I’m fine,” but deep down, you know something’s off.

  
  

You try to fix it—reading self-help books, going for runs, listening to podcasts about emotional resilience. But the frustration, the stress, the heaviness… it lingers.

You’re not alone in this.

So many people, especially high-achievers, caregivers, and those who are ‘strong for everyone else,’ believe they should be able to manage their emotions by themselves. Asking for help can feel like admitting defeat. But here’s the truth: you don’t have to wait for a breaking point to get support.

Why We Bottle Things Up

From an early age, many of us learn that emotions like anger, sadness, or frustration are ‘bad’ or ‘inconvenient.’ Maybe you were taught to be the ‘calm one,’ the ‘strong one,’ or the person who doesn’t let emotions get the best of them. Maybe our caregivers struggle with these emotions themselves and had a 'good vibes only' approach so we didn't have a role model showing us how to handle anything else, So, you push the difficult ones down. You carry on. You distract yourself. Until the weight of it becomes too much.

The problem? What we don’t process finds a way to surface. Sometimes in unexpected ways—like snapping at a partner, feeling exhausted all the time, or struggling to switch off even when everything seems fine on the outside.

Finding a Different Way Forward

What if, instead of just managing your emotions, you learned to understand them? To recognise the early signs before things spiral? To create space for yourself in a way that doesn’t feel like ‘another thing to do’?

That’s what I offer at my counselling space—a place where you can pause, breathe, and start untangling what’s underneath the surface. Whether you’re navigating stress, anger, grief, or just feeling stuck, you don’t have to do it alone.

Ready to Take the First Step?

You don’t have to ‘qualify’ for therapy. You just have to want things to feel different.

If any of this resonates, I’d love to support you. My counselling space is set in a peaceful, nature-based setting—perfect for slowing down and reconnecting with yourself. Whether in a traditional session or through walk-and-talk therapy in the fresh air, we can explore what you need at your own pace.

Send me a message or book a session if you're ready to take that next step. You're not alone and you deserve support just as much as anyone else.