Always available on board... but at what cost? At sea, being available is often seen as a strength: You’re always ready. You anticipate needs. You respond even before you're asked. You give, adapt, show up — over and over again. But slowly, this well-intentioned posture becomes a golden cage. Shiny from the outside, but hollow on the inside. You do everything to be reliable, useful, present... And yet something inside starts fading.