Most men don’t feel lost — they feel loaded.
Work demands don’t ease up. Family needs don’t pause. Expectations accumulate faster than recovery. Over time, that pressure begins to shape decisions, tone, and presence in ways you never intended. Drift doesn’t announce itself. It settles in quietly, one compromised standard at a time.
Pressure shapes presence before it shapes outcomes.
THIS ISN'T FAILURE OF CHARACTER. IT'S THE RESULT OF CARRYING RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT STRUCTURE.