The Cost of Being “The Strong One”
It becomes a role you grow into quietly—through responsibility, reliability, and the unspoken understanding that you can handle more than others. You keep things moving. You stabilize situations. You absorb pressure without complaint.
Identity Drift: When You Stop Knowing What You Want
You struggle to answer simple questions.
You feel unsure about preferences that once felt obvious.
You hesitate before committing, even to things you used to enjoy.
The Rule of Three in Psychology
The Rule of Three refers to the psychological effect where a message repeated three times becomes familiar, believable, and cognitively accepted.
After the first exposure, your brain evaluates.
After the second, it compares.
After the third, it begins to accept.
This shift does not require truth. It requires consistency.

