Does Deep Relief Feel Like a Toilet That Won’t Stop Flushing? 🚽

 Tell me I’m not alone in this.

You know that kind of relief that hits after you’ve been holding something in for way too long? A conversation. A boundary. A decision. A truth you’ve been chewing on for weeks. You finally say it, choose it, release it — and instead of a quiet little sigh, it feels like a commercial-grade toilet flush that just… keeps… going.

It starts strong and confident. You think, “Okay. Good. That’s done.” But then it keeps swirling. And swirling. And swirling. You’re standing there thinking, “Is this normal? Should I be concerned? Is it supposed to take this long?”

That’s what deep emotional relief can feel like.

You finally choose yourself. You finally let go. You finally stop carrying something heavy. And instead of instant calm, there’s this dramatic internal whoooooosh as your entire nervous system recalibrates. Your brain is processing. Your body is catching up. Part of you is thrilled, and another part is mildly alarmed at the volume of it all.

There might be some awkward silence afterward. A little second-guessing. A brief moment of, “Well… I guess we did that.”

But eventually, the noise stops. The swirl settles. The tank refills. And you’re left standing there thinking, “Wow. That was overdue.”

Deep relief isn’t always delicate and graceful. Sometimes it’s loud. Sometimes it echoes. Sometimes it makes you question the structural integrity of your emotional plumbing. That doesn’t mean something is wrong. It might just mean you were holding more than you realized.

So I’ll ask you this: when you finally let something go, does it feel like a gentle exhale? Or does it feel like a toilet flush that takes a very long time to stop?

Either way, if it’s moving something out of your system, I’d call that progress.