I Thought Vitamins Would Save Me

Twenty-seven pills every morning. I had a spreadsheet tracking which ones, when, with or without food. Vitamin D for mood. B12 for energy. Magnesium for sleep. Omega-3s for everything else. I told myself it was about health. Really, it was about control. The pharmacy clerk knew my name. My kitchen counter looked like a supplement store exploded. I researched biomarkers the way other people scroll social media. But my blood work came back perfect, and I still felt empty. The vitamins couldn't fill what was missing. They couldn't fix the voice that whispered I wasn't enough, no matter how optimized my nutrition became. Some mornings, swallowing all those pills felt like swallowing my own desperation. Turns out you can't supplement your way out of hating yourself. #SupplementObsession #ControlIsExhausting #NotJustAboutHealth #Health #Diet