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Posted Friday, May 9, 2025
14d
INFJ
Taurus
Be honest — what do you believe makes someone "strong"?
What you pick reveals a little smth about you 👀
🪓 Cutting people off the moment they hurt you
🧱 Never letting emotions get in the way
🫀 Holding space for others even when you're hurting
🌀 Knowing when to let go, even if you love them
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Chrissy
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14d
INFJ
Taurus
What this reveals about you: 🪓 Cut-off person = possibly avoidant, control-focused, might label healthy boundaries as cold detachment. Protects your peace and time.Shows strong boundaries. Keeps you from over-investing in harmful dynamics. Can be impulsive or emotionally reactive. Might avoid healthy conflict or growth. Risks confusing “discomfort” with “danger.” 🚩 Shadow: A person who’s quick to cut people off might actually fear intimacy, accountability, or vulnerability. 🧱 Emotionless strength = classic suppression or stoicism — could hint at emotional unavailability or toxic masculinity. Great in crisis — can focus and lead under pressure. May seem reliable, logical, in control. Shields others from emotional overwhelm. Can lead to suppression, emotional numbness, or coldness. May invalidate others’ feelings (or their own). Can build walls instead of real relationships. 🚩 Shadow: This mindset is often rooted in trauma — or a toxic idea that emotions = weakness. 🫀 Holding space = empathic, possibly to a fault - at risk of overfunctioning or self-neglect. Shows deep empathy and emotional strength. Can be a safe, healing presence for others. Builds trust and deep emotional bonds.Can lead to martyrdom or self-neglect. Might attract codependent or one-sided relationships. Risks confusing being needed with being loved. 🚩Shadow: If this becomes your default, you may suppress your needs to “earn” love — or tolerate abuse while calling it compassion. 🌀 Letting go with love = emotionally mature, values growth over ego — likely the healthiest view if actually practiced right - unhealthy version is avoidance of resolution and avoiding accountability. Emotionally intelligent — understands attachment vs. compatibility. Can navigate heartbreak without blame or resentment. Accepts impermanence with grace. Can be used to avoid hard conversations or real accountability. Risks walking away prematurely — before true repair is possible.Might dress up detachment as healing. 🚩 Shadow: This one often hides behind spiritual language — but might just be polished avoidance or passive control. (edited)
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Denis
14d
INFJ
Capricorn
I don't think any of these make me strong, but this week in therapy I learned that I was basically living for others most of my life, while neglecting my own needs and emotions. I was always available, always trying to be the "good person" and not having any boundaries, because I wanted to be accepted and loved by others. There is immense grief when you understand that most of your life was a lie.
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Zach-Alias
14d
INFP
Libra
I don't think there's any right answer here. I can be the holding space type or cutting ppl off, but only after I've given multiple chances for that trust to be betrayed again. I can even let go, though that's happened less frequently, but I'm still capable of it. The only one I can't do is letting emotions get in the way. My feelings are my guide, I can't ignore them. Anybody can embody one or more of these, depending. That's why I think there is no right answer. (edited)
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