Very gently. Like there are eggshells on your pedals, and you don’t want to break them. That’s how you drive in the rain.

I spread eggshells all over my room, so anyone who tries to get close when I sleep will know what they’re walking on

Tough love and brutal truth from strangers are far more valuable than Band-Aids and half-truths from invested friends, who don’t want to see you suffer any more than you have.