Nobody really cares about your mental health until it starts showing up as anger. When you’re quietly overwhelmed, carrying the weight of everything by yourself, people tell you to “stay strong” and keep pushing like nothing is wrong. But the moment all that bottled-up pain comes to the surface and you stop handling it the way everyone expects, suddenly you’re the problem.
Yesterday I had 3 small painting sessions, this is one of them. Not really a big one, only covered that much tissue and my pants.
Theatre performance purposes! This is red paint! Color! All fake!
#slittwt
As soon as a man starts saying intentionally mean things to you knowing you’re sensitive, never talk to him again. He hates you. He wants to break you. Even if there were uplifting moments before. People will try to build you up, and try to break you down. Don’t allow it.
You lost her. You lost her attention, her kindness, and everything she gave you. She tried her very best to support you through every difficult situation you faced, yet you still disrespected her. You said things that deeply hurt her and affected her mental health. That was too much
I used to believe that communication could fix anything, so I always spoke up. Now, I realize how draining that is. Sometimes, the peace of just letting people be who they are and walking away is worth much more.
normalize leaving people to avoid empathy burnout. yes, i love you, but i am tired of having to ask you to consider me, and i am tired of you not seeing where you went wrong.