<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:29:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/smp-w66e2/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Healing Started When I Stopped Acting Strong]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw the prompt and I was going to skip it (pretending I'm okay again) but I paused and realized just how much I've changed a lot from before. Now, I easily share with some dear to me, when I dont okay]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@merit.ahama/healing-started-when-i-stopped-acting-strong-9no</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@merit.ahama/healing-started-when-i-stopped-acting-strong-9no</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[merit.ahama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 19:26:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PGypCg3bToQyZQpxWaKQJx1eGGspgtJyMKEQnn4FVaMMaXo8QxJivr8iahBshkSMbtTTP5Hjj4GGdCMPuWh98k2GMeYPT4aUbvww3R1HzkWRJhFiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the “I’m Fine” Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Literally everyone is going through one silent battle or another, ranging from health challenges to finances, material needs, and marital issues, amongst many other things. However surprisingly, you'll]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@vickoly/behind-the-im-fine-response-kap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@vickoly/behind-the-im-fine-response-kap</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vickoly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvGuSUqwsRw1wSGCpQsUNauSzriraMABhNDLPN3zAgk58yMEtQcFaQXax1FsLWzmMYU5T16mCdazZLe9Q5XvMhPrHLSvrzgoPELhi9CD6YxdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretending To Be Okay Have A Hidden Cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hide the fact that I’m not okay because I don’t want anyone to see me as weak. I hide my pain because I have so much to protect, responsibilities, the people I love. On the outside, I look fine. I laugh,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@leemah1/pretending-to-be-okay-have-a-hidden-cost-ka5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@leemah1/pretending-to-be-okay-have-a-hidden-cost-ka5</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leemah1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4Pvz7LJVgc1Y8Dr68VKxqQHhW8V835vVKy7PHhKmr7K3KhFk5WUembYMQErisSt9R746DM9weD2NNjW44dAenVf5V8gLtujDwyxyvt5oGS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your problems with people ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's often talked about many times as a form of admonishment, for people not to pretend and separate themselves from others because they want to battle with the issue they're facing alone. It's always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@thirdson/share-your-problems-with-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@thirdson/share-your-problems-with-people</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thirdson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQZEAgs2wsY7sGjoHBLEASzKBBrqZKkgFJTe6AH8dJQ4H/1002512445.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretending to be okay is a recipe for implosion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people have this natural tendency to pretend to be okay. Maybe because they don't want to attract sympathy or pity to themselves, or they don't want to hurt someone's feelings. The thing about pretending]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@mega13/pretending-to-be-okay-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@mega13/pretending-to-be-okay-is</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mega13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmU7hcBqEDWzWarZfNgFzXSmFTY4QSHMptQaj7pN7tfKNa/1000805227.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Pain Behind My Smile.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day, people of Hive! Welcome to my blog. Today's topic is from Scifi Multiverse which says: The Hidden Cost of Pretending to Be Okay. So let's dive in. Honestly, when I saw this topic, it really touched]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@oluwa-tosin/the-hidden-pain-behind-my-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@oluwa-tosin/the-hidden-pain-behind-my-smile</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluwa-tosin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCAPmHsdiehRFY3DLkrZ669B3zND4fsah9h17qXZ8F3m4SxoZPduKQiLjAuQ4Xy2CGss3jMcogRpUYFj9HLvrkrJfkPKUWdtAGrv3MAjWqLMxzTkRYFMpJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY BEING "OKAY" IS KILLING OUR CONNECTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[image generated using Gemini AI I often like saying how I feel about everything, holding it to myself sometimes makes me feel depressed, and in the end gives me anxiety. One will wonder why a person who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@rishagamo/why-being-okay-is-killing-our-connection-jyr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@rishagamo/why-being-okay-is-killing-our-connection-jyr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rishagamo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/70x0/https://hreplier.sagarkothari88.one/images/logo.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Chose To Keep It Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE HIDDEN COST OF PRETENDING TO BE OKAY Hello #scifimultiverse, I trust you are doing great. It is no news that we are living in a world where a lot of pretense goes on without minding the cost of such]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@cagolistic/i-chose-to-keep-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@cagolistic/i-chose-to-keep-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cagolistic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmT5YXDJZir8MdYk4FGpkMcekupiqpxRZnGagQoYkQJgRm/1778181426589.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretence ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings everyone hope we are doing great , it is really a very big privilege to partake in this smp-w66e2 prompt and i am really glad to be part of it. The topic about pretence is really a good one to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@kc6729/pretence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@kc6729/pretence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kc6729]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmNcPH78SrfXKccDLEJCjqZ8LfDtLySC2giUmrbMQ6nY8q/1000232162.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Okay To Not Be Okay]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think one of the conversations in mental health and the like is on the need to speak up, seek help and not pretend to be okay. I think it's a valid and necessary one considering this is the case with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@daverick/its-okay-to-not-be-okay-2id</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@daverick/its-okay-to-not-be-okay-2id</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/70x0/https://hreplier.sagarkothari88.one/images/logo.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretending to be Okay is a death trap, avoid it. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was a time in my life when “I’m fine” became my most used lie. Not because I was truly okay, but because I had mastered the art of surviving silently. I smiled in public. 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Sometimes, we become so used to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@twicejoy/the-hidden-cost-of-pretending-to-be-okay--596</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@twicejoy/the-hidden-cost-of-pretending-to-be-okay--596</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twicejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYaWnApEziAtLL5Zwv3ZNbDjRfSfG6h5njgTrpyasnE6y/1775569275821.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth About Sharing Your Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gone are the days when a problem shared is a problem half solved… source Nowadays, people just want to hear your story so they can mock you. Be careful who you share your struggles and tough situations]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@burlarj/the-truth-about-sharing-your</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@burlarj/the-truth-about-sharing-your</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[burlarj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXmkKhAAuMnFQSt3hN3VZ9mnd9iBF6MN7dXfzJcj9focc/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[it's okay not to be okay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humans have emotions that they go through in various kinds of situations, and they have their own difficulties. Most humans try to show their best side to people and hide their weak side. 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