Speaking up costs you a weird week. Staying silent costs you respect for yourself for much longer.

The discomfort of saying something is sharp, immediate and short. The discomfort of not saying it is dull, delayed and long, and it attaches to how you see yourself rather than to the situation. People consistently overestimate the first cost because it is the only one they can feel at the time.

If something needs saying, plan the first sentence and accept that the following days will be awkward. Say it plainly and without a speech. The awkwardness passes on its own, which is not true of the other thing.