The moment you put a stop to people taking advantage of you and disrespecting you, is when they define you as difficult, selfish or crazy.
Manipulators hate boundaries.
the most honest information you will ever receive about your place in someone’s life will not come from what they say. it will come from what they do not do. the repair they never attempt. the effort they never make. the space between you that keeps widening while they stand on their side of it and do nothing.
What they don’t tell you about maintaining a boundary, and being brave enough to cut off a toxic connection is that it won’t feel empowering. It will feel like shit. It will hurt. It will burn. You will doubt it. You will ache thinking about it. And it was still the right choice.
Ignoring your partner's needs and still expecting a happy relationship is like ignoring your plants' need for water and still expecting a beautiful garden.
If those astronauts go around the moon and can find no trace of Lisa Stansfield’s baby then I really think that’s it, we’ve exhausted all lines of enquiry
NEVER PLAY GAMES WITH A WOMAN WHO ISN'T AFRAID TO BE ALONE.
She’s already survived nights without someone to hold her, days without a call, and seasons with no support.
She’s learned to wipe her own tears, fix her own problems, and protect her PEACE.
She doesn’t settle for breadcrumbs, mixed signals, or half-hearted love. She knows being ALONE is better than chaos disguised as love.
You can’t manipulate her with silence or win her with temporary affection. She’s built a life that doesn’t need validation; she’s already WHOLE.
So when you play games, you’re not confusing her; you’re showing her you’re NOT READY for her love.
And the moment she sees you’re wasting her time, she won’t argue, beg, or chase. She’ll WALK AWAY, quietly, gracefully, back to her PEACE.
She loves by CHOICE, not out of need. And if you’re not adding to her life, she won’t hesitate to SUBTRACT you from it.
She got upset because of your ACTIONS.
You got upset because of her REACTION to your actions.
That's not the same.
Stop confusing ACCOUNTABILITY with disrespect.
Depression will crush your heart and conquer your soul. You versus yourself isn’t a fair fight. Your enemy is aware of all your strategies. Your fears will be used against you. Your weaknesses will be exploited. I know it’s not a battle easily won, but it’s one worth fighting.
Nobody likes you when you show symptoms of negative mental health. It’s a fact. We can talk all day about ‘mental health matters’ and how important it is, but the moment you are depressed, or show signs of struggling, people start to distance themselves.
They see you as a burden, not a person in pain who needs help.
Giving disabled people the bare minimum is not a flex. You want us to be grateful for the fact that we get disability income (if we get accepted), or that we get accommodations (if they’re given), or even that we’re thought about at all. We deserve more than the bare minimum.
@eternaltxts If you feel like you can’t do something, split it into smaller tasks. Then focus on each tiny step rather than thinking of the whole thing. It’s amazing what you can accomplish with this method and it gets easier with practice
Honestly, if you know how difficult and how long it took some people to recover their peace of mind and happiness, you'll understand why they shut all doors at any slight discovery of toxicity, and also why they can be so picky about who they allow in their lives.