
Is The Pressure To Provide And Perform Getting To You?
Recently, you’ve been bottling everything up inside. You’re like a pressure cooker that’s about to blow with nowhere for the steam to go. It’s exhausting… and it’s starting to scare you a little.
Sure, there are people who care about you, but opening up to them just doesn’t sit right. Besides, you don’t want anyone catching on that you’re struggling—you’re supposed to be the rock, the achiever, the one who has his sh*t together. People come to you for support, not vice versa. Whether you’re grinding through traffic on 35W or managing teams in downtown Minneapolis, keeping up appearances is wearing you down.
You can tell the pressure’s affecting everything. Work has become a slog—you’re spacing out during presentations, missing targets you used to hit easily. You’re stuck in your head constantly, obsessing over why Jake got promoted instead of you or whether you’re falling behind. You were crushing your goals for years, but lately you’re way off your game.
Withdrawing From Life in the Twin Cities
So you’re pulling away. Rather than being honest with your partner or grabbing beers with the guys, you’re ducking out, avoiding everyone. When you do show up, you’re snapping at people, seething inside, or leaving feeling like sh*t. You’re so consumed with keeping all the plates spinning for everyone else that you never get to recharge—and when you finally get a moment, you waste it ruminating, drinking too much, or just zoning out on your phone. You’re completely burnt out and f*cking done with it all.
At Therapie in Uptown Minneapolis, our therapists understand what you’re going through. But here’s what we know: therapy is your opportunity to sharpen your strengths while learning to attack problems directly and actually feel good again. Let’s work together to release that built-up pressure.