In programming, one of the most painful things is dealing with silent bugs. In coding, a bug is a mistake in the program — something that makes it behave in the wrong way or break completely.
Sometimes these bugs are silent: they don’t show an obvious error, but they quietly break the system. You end up running around like a headless chicken, trying to fix something you can’t even point to.
Mental health struggles can feel the same way.
There are no visible wounds to “prove” what you’re going through, so it’s easy for others not to notice. But the invisible pain can be heavier and sharper than any physical wound.
Invisible doesn’t mean unreal. Let’s notice, listen, and support those quietly struggling.
Gashaw A.
Psychiatry Professional, Software developer
