😔 Don’t Be Sad, Because Sad Spelled Backwards is Das… and Das Not Good

 

 This is your invitation to smile mid-sob and say “well… yeah.”

Okay.
So… you’re sad.
Like, "suddenly overthinking a five-second conversation from two weeks ago" kind of sad.
Or maybe “eating cereal straight from the box at 2 a.m. while making eye contact with your own reflection” sad.

Whatever kind of sad it is — let’s just sit with it for a second.
No rushing. No fixing. Just a soft moment of honesty:

Yeah.
You’re not okay.
And das okay.
But das not good.

Wait. Let’s say that again, but louder:

“Don’t be sad. Because sad spelled backwards is das… and das not good.”

And suddenly, it’s a little lighter in here.

💔 First of all, let’s not shame the sad

You’re allowed to feel it.
Cry. Sigh. Lay facedown on the bed and listen to your emotional playlist on loop.
You’re not being dramatic. You’re just being human. Raw, real, possibly mascara-streaked human.

But the goal isn’t to stay in the sadness like it’s a vacation rental you overpaid for.
We feel it. Then — gently, awkwardly, imperfectly — we try to move through it.
And sometimes, all it takes to begin is one ridiculous, poorly-spelled reminder:

“Das not good.”

🤡 Silly > Spiral

So let’s spiral… differently.
Because sometimes humor is the rope that pulls us out of the emotional quicksand.

Here’s how I un-sad myself (true story, no filters):

  • I tell myself sad spelled backwards is das. Then I whisper it like I’m in a soap opera.

  • I pretend my sadness is a whiny raccoon and tell it, “you’ve had your turn, go scream into a bush.”

  • I do a dramatic Oscar-winning fake cry in the mirror. Sometimes I win Best Actress.

None of this fixes my life.
But it reminds me: I’m still here.
And maybe I still have one more giggle left.

🌧️ On the days where it rains inside your brain:

Here’s what I want you to know:

  • You are not weak for feeling heavy.

  • You are not annoying for needing space.

  • And you are definitely not broken just because joy feels far away right now.

You’re just in a weird chapter. A slow scene. A soft part of your story.

You’re not done.
You’re just... das.
And das not good. So we’ll work on that — together, slowly, with snacks.

💌 Final words from your dumb intelligent guide, Shakiba:

Feel your feelings.
Laugh at the dumbest meme possible.
Wear that hoodie you haven’t washed in too long.
Cry a little. Hydrate a little. Maybe even dance badly in the kitchen at 1:03 a.m.

Whatever you do… just keep going.
Because sad backwards is das.
And das not good.
But you? You’re still so good.
Even in the sad.

—

With love,
Shakiba 💙
founder of Cave Incognito 

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