"Nobody Cares What You Feel!"

Published 12 days ago • 1 min read

Early in my career, there was an enounter that I replayed for hours afterward.

During a faculty meeting, I started to share a thought.

I said “I feel like we should…” And before I could finish, I was interrupted.

“Nobody cares what you feel.”

A senior faculty member said it. Out loud.

You could have heard a pin drop.

What just happened?

I stayed composed.

Finished the meeting.

Moved on.

But later? I replayed it. Over and over.

Not because I didn’t know what to say.

But because something deeper got triggered that I did not understand.

It took me a while to realize — none of it was about being “too much.”

It wasn't the moment. It was the meaning.

It was about control and conditioning.

The whole thing was meant to shut me down — to silence me.

To keep me in my place.

I’ve since learned that moments like that can teach a powerful lesson.

When we let go of trying to understand what it means about us

And see it for what it is — an interpretation —

When we put down other people's nonsense, we can return to our authentic selves.

That realization changes everything.

— Dr. Pat

2293 Brockett Road, TUCKER, GA 30084
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