Salaama’s Substack

Salaama’s Substack

It's not Dysfunction. It's Divine.

For the ones who were told that they’re ‘too much’ or ‘not enough’...this is for you.

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Dr Salaama Journey
Apr 08, 2025
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Somewhere between masking my ticks and over-explaining every “weird” part of me, I started to believe I was the problem.

Too emotional. Too tired. Too inconsistent.
Too sensitive to sound. Too intense in my feelings. Too “off.”

It didn’t matter how smart I was, how much I created, how deeply I loved—if I wasn’t moving at the pace the world demanded, I felt like I was behind and broken.

Eventually, when I realized I wasn’t actually getting anywhere by antagonizing myself, I started to wonder, ‘what if I was never meant to be fast?’ No, for real, hear me out!

With all the mental gymnastics and crippling tense muscle spasms, I genuinely wanted to know, what if my body knew the truth before I did?

I never felt like I was truly built for constant output, for hustle, for urgency that feeds on self-abandonment. So it forced me to entertain the idea of–

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