I think I am the friend who gives everything and gets crumbs back
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I do not have advice, just solidarity. Sometimes being witnessed is the whole medicine. I see you and I am glad you are still here.
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.
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