Stop trying to create emotional bonds with people who are disconnected from their own emotions. It’s a losing battle! They can’t offer you what they haven’t learned to give themselves. You’re self aware, and they’re busy avoiding themselves. Protect your peace. Choose mutual emotional availability over potential.
I think the best thing I'm learning as an adult is to ignore people. When you realize people say & do weird & evil things to get a reaction out of you, you learn that silence is more powerful than proving a point. No response is the loudest response. The moment you respond people start feeling important & think they bigger than the program but I control the traffic