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I was a brat.😈

From waiting to freedom

When going silent and stepping back from a relationship that is not working (call it ghosting or cutting off or whatever) I sometimes discover I am still mentally there. After getting hurt and pulling back. Waiting for a contact, an appology, or checking around to see what the person is doing. If... read more

Stop Chasing People Who Have Already Chosen to Leave

You cannot force someone to value you. You cannot convince someone to stay. And you cannot build a healthy relationship by carrying it alone. For the longest time, I thought that if I loved harder, explained myself better, or gave just a little more, people would finally see my worth. But all I... read more

Punishment at its finest

I have to live with our memories I have to learn to let go of us it’s all I have left to live on and surviving for

You know you’ve become an adult when you realise that sleep is a reward not a punishment.

The guilt that never quits

Short version: my mother’s neglectful parenting was overshadowed by my father’s active psychosis, so I greatly overestimated her ability to be a grandparent I tried so hard to get my mother to come with me on my healing journey. I told her I wanted a life of stability and peace and that I wanted... read more