rejection sensitivity is too real. when you feel forgotten by a friend as an adult, it brings up trauma from highschool experiences. feeling left out is one of the worst feelings in the world and to feel that from someone you love so much is a killer.
told my therapist that i’ve lost a few friends since i started setting firm personal boundaries and she said,”it’s amazing how many people no longer find you useful when you’re harder to control” !!!!!!!!!!
a lot of people struggle to let go of friends they’ve clearly outgrown and we should talk about it. a lot of us feel this undying loyalty towards them because we remember when they were there for us at our lowest once upon a time. that’s cute & everything but…
We’re really living through fascism, a pandemic, war (even tho the war from 2001 kinda never stopped) poverty, inflation, exorbitant rent prices, low wages, and so many other things, and we’re just expected to be okay. I for one, am not