Because the next person listening isn't looking for a hero. They are looking for a mirror. They want to see someone who looks like them, who felt what they felt, who is still breathing.
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My name is [Name], and I am a survivor. That word— survivor —felt like a costume for the first five years. Too heavy. Too loud. Too noble for the person I saw in the mirror at 3:00 AM, counting ceiling tiles to keep the panic at bay. Because the next person listening isn't looking for a hero