Everyone needs something from me
You've become the person everyone reaches for, and somewhere in all that reaching, your own hands got full. Being needed is not the same as being cared for, and you've gone a long while on the wrong one. It is not selfish to have a limit; it's one of the most honest things about being human. This small moment asks nothing of you — you don't have to be anyone's answer right now.
Read one, sit with it, and draw as many more as you need.
Overwhelmed
Everyone needs something from me
“You are one person, not a public utility. There is a limit to how many directions you can be pulled before something gives, and it shouldn't be you.”
More comforting words for this feeling
“Everyone wants a piece, but you're allowed to keep some of yourself for yourself. The last slice doesn't have to go to someone else.”
“You can't pour from an empty cup, and no one is refilling yours. So today, quietly, fill it first. The needs can wait a little; you deserve tending too.”
“Being needed is not the same as being valued. You are worth more than your usefulness, even when the people around you forget it.”