@modernmusemia Last night's dream I was homeless but I had a talking trash truck. It's name was Jamie had a full on personality and it followed me everywhere like a pokemon. Reminded me of that movie brave little toaster.
Normalize seeing someone's lack of effort as their lack of interest in you regardless of what they say. Giving you all of the right words, but none of the right actions is called manipulation. If they wanted to, they would.
@thisusertwtss Same but it's just another mechanism at work. Friends specifically have let me down when I ask them for help, so I rather not be disappointed by their lackluster efforts. I learned to rely on myself because I have never let myself down.