When “Staying Calm” Becomes Giving Up
- Stéphane AVJ Courtemanche
- May 7
- 1 min read
Some people are admired for their composure. They “avoid conflict.”They “stay calm.”
But sometimes, that calm is actually withdrawal. Not because they’ve made peace —But because they’ve given up hope.
🎯 What I often see behind quiet faces:
🔹 1. Suppressed anger. They don’t explode.But they’ve shut down inside. Their energy is gone.
🔹 2. Broken trust. They’ve spoken up. Tried. Been dismissed.So now, they comply — without believing.
🔹 3. A fading sense of self. They adapt. They stay quiet.They become “the easy one”… and slowly forget who they are.
💡 It’s not loud — but it’s still conflict.Because it quietly erodes a person’s dignity.
🎯 The leader’s job? Not to confuse quiet with health. Sometimes, it’s the calm that should worry us most.
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