HER WORDS CUTS DEEP

Betrayed By My Own Kin

It always feels like I’m walking on eggshells.

Mika Oka
2 min readMay 7, 2024

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Sharing my thoughts with her is like gambling. Will she be supportive, or will she find a way to tear me down?

Photo by Fleur Kaan on Unsplash

This constant anticipation of negativity has become a habit — I find myself bracing myself for the inevitable.

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Mika Oka

Sharing her unique perspective on the world as a hearing-impaired autistic person with bipolar disorder despite the challenges. emikaoka.wordpress.com/home/