I Had Feelings. I Just Didn’t Know the Words.

Sometimes, I felt sad.
 But I didn’t know how to say it.
 Sometimes, I felt angry.
 But I said, “I’m fine.”

I wasn’t fine.
 I just didn’t know how to explain it.

Feelings Are Loud Inside

In my head, everything was big.
 My heart beat fast.
 My stomach hurt.
 But when someone asked, “What’s wrong?”
 I just shrugged.

Not because I didn’t feel anything.
 But because I didn’t know the words.

No One Taught Me “Feeling Talk”

We learn how to count.
 We learn the ABCs.
 But no one really teaches us how to say,
 “I feel scared,”
 or
 “I’m confused and I don’t know why.”

So, I stayed quiet.
 And the feelings got stuck.

Then I Learned Some Words

I started small.
 Mad.
 Sad.
 Happy.
 Worried.

I kept a notebook.
 I wrote how I felt.
 Slowly, it got easier.

When I felt nervous, I said, “I’m nervous.”
 When I felt hurt, I said, “That hurt me.”
 It felt weird at first.
 But also kind of… freeing.

Feelings Aren’t Bad

They’re just signals.
 Like traffic lights.
 They tell you what’s going on inside.

You don’t have to fix them right away.
 You just have to notice them.
 And maybe tell someone.

Even just saying, “I don’t know what I feel” is a good start.

Final Thought

I used to feel everything but say nothing.
 Now I try to match my words to my heart.

Still learning.
 Still awkward.
 But much better than silence.

Because when you find the right words,
 People can finally understand you.

Even you can understand you.