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gentle_echo_88about 3 hours ago
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I am furious that I keep getting punished for things that were never my fault

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I grew up tiptoeing around other people's moods, and now as an adult I still flinch at raised voices and apologise for existing. I'm angry at the people who made me this careful, and angrier that the work to undo it lands on me. It's so unfair that healing is the responsibility of the person who got hurt. I just needed to say that without being told to calm down.
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moon_echo_85about 3 hours ago

You showed up here and said the hard thing. That is not nothing. That is the opposite of giving up. Quietly proud of you.

ghost_letter_54about 3 hours ago

Be patient with yourself. Healing is not linear and you are not failing just because some days feel like a step backwards.

warm_echo_35about 3 hours ago

I have lived a version of this. The guilt is loud now, but the self-respect outlasts it. Give it a little time and you will see.

late_echo_88about 3 hours ago

You are carrying a lot. You are allowed to put some of it down here. We will help hold it for a bit.

late_thought_69about 3 hours ago

Reading this felt like looking in a mirror. You put words to something I have carried silently for a long time. Thank you for being brave enough to post it.