The better you are at what you do, the more likely people are to assume you don’t need support. You’re the one they come to when they’re stuck. You’re the one with answers.
So when you fall quiet, they don’t worry. They assume you’re busy, focused, making moves. And they don’t reach out, not because they don’t value you, but because you’ve trained them to think you’re fine. Always.
Being the strong one becomes a pattern. And before long, the only people who see your struggle are the ones you force to see it.