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Someone I'm very close to told me they cherish me. A few hours later, that same person insulted me. I understand that people can love us and still not treat us right at times, but this behavior becomes unsafe when you're faced with it regularly. Push and pull is no longer something I can deal with in my personal relationships. My nervous system needs a break for a minute, so today I'm focusing on getting my personal space in order and ignoring everything else.
How are you all holding up out there?

(Pic I took at an aquarium last week)

#MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #SocialAnxiety #Loneliness #Relationships #MightyTogether #CheckInWithMe

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How do you forgive ?

Someone a loyal friend let me down.
How do I forgive?
Its just i dont know how to get past it.
She's been loyal apart from that.
Im hard on myself until I take a leap of faith and try and reach past it.
As I am very lonely these days.

#Depression #Anxiety

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I travelled all night
To reach my final destination
- a place called deep despair.

I started off in hope street
Thinking that the journey was the thing
But I realise that it's the cutting edge of a blade
That made my life sting.

Now here I am with the darkness all around me,
No light at the end of the tunnel it seems
Except for my imagination and the world of silent dreams.

I thought I had a future
But this is where it ends
Alone and in the dark
With a few solitary and lonely friends

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Take It with Me

Take It with Me

The rain comes hard, but the faucet

always drips. The sun

seldom shines, but I still believe it

will … one day. Time is

all I have; time is all

I need.

I’m packing my emotional baggage and taking it

with me. So my bickering siblings

won’t be burdened under

its weight.

Goodbye, my childhood family. I’m

leaving you now.

I know I’ll be

lonely for a while but not

really alone. My self-security is finally

intact.

Toodle-ooh …

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Disconnected but Surrounded by Love

For many years, I’ve struggled to process my emotions, whether they’re good or bad. It’s like there’s a wall between what I feel and what I can actually express. Sometimes I don’t even know how to explain what’s going on inside me, and that can be really frustrating.

Connecting with people has always been hard for me, even with my own family. It’s not that I don’t care or don’t want to be close—it’s just that something in me makes it difficult to reach out or open up. I often find myself pulling back, even when I don’t mean to.

I’m lucky to have a sweet and caring family who truly loves me, but even with all that love around me, I still feel lonely most of the time. It’s a strange kind of loneliness, one that doesn’t come from being alone, but from feeling disconnected. I’m learning to accept that it’s okay to feel this way and that healing takes time.

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