Definition: The invisible emotional residue from prolonged, normalized suffering that society dismisses as “just life.” It’s the frayed threads of caring for fading parents, enduring toxic workplaces, or childhood neglect—traumas deemed unremarkable until they strangle your sense of self.
This haunting fabric clings silently: chronic illness’s relentless grind, friendships where you’re the punchline, or realizing love was transactional. Ghostweave tangles your emotions, leaving you unable to name the weight you carry—a phantom tapestry of unmet needs.
Example: Years of laughing off her friends’ constant belittling jokes left Maya with ghostweave, an unshakeable feeling of worthlessness she couldn’t explain.
The ghostweave of caring for his demanding, unappreciative mother for a decade manifested as sudden, inexplicable anger over small household chores.