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Can I just ignore that fact that I'm an idiot and move on with my life?

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I need an escape. I never thought I'd have a problem with people caring about me but I cannot stand it. I want to run and hide under a rock and forget everything. Forget who I am and let the world forget who I was

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I really can’t picture anyone having a crush on me.

I can’t picture someone thinking about me before they fall asleep.

I can’t picture anyone getting butterflies because I said hi to them,or even just smiled at them.

I can’t picture someone smiling at the computer screen or their cell phones when we’re talking.

I mean like…

Why would they even do that?

I’m just me.

Nothing extraordinary, or special.

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All I can do is hate myself. I made poor choices, potentially ruined a good friendship and completely hate who I am. I am ashamed and embarrassed. I can’t even look at him. Even when he isn’t looking back at me, I can’t look at him. Not even in his direction. I said things he never should have known. He knows how I feel and it’s not recipricated. 1. Because he has a girlfriend 2. He wouldn’t feel the same way no matter his relationship status. Can I sit an wallow in my sorrow for a few days? And now it comes down to whether I talk to him about it and show him my weakness or ignore it, run from my actions, and push him away. I push everyone away, it’s just a whole lot easier.

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Reading about abusive men and the way they think. Very unsettling and an incredible book so far. Here are my very professional notes.

what book is this?

This is from “Why Does He DO That” by Lundy Bancroft.

I’m so glad I’m seeing more and more Lundy Bancroft quotes on my dash because this book CHANGES THE LIVES OF ABUSE VICTIMS. The programs run for rehabilitating abusive men through the courts? Bancroft DESIGNED THEM. His programs are replicated ALL OVER THE WORLD. He literally wrote THE book on abuser rehabilitation.

Here’s a link to a pdf copy. If you haven’t read this book yet, read this book.

Can we talk about how it seems like the entirety of the book is online on PDF, this making it accessible to anyone with an internet connection?

That is how we stop abuse.

We enable everyone to know what it looks like, so that when it happens, they can shut it down.

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When does caring become over protecting? Is their a fine line or is it just defined by how much care a person can handle? Some do not react well to having people constantly care for them. Others do not want people to care at all. People get annoyed with those who want to be involved in their lives. Does that make those who want to be involved needy or a n inconvenience? Does this mean we care too much? So many questions and I cannot answer them. I want so badly to care for others and protect them. And yet I feel pushed away when I do. And in the same respects, I push those who care away from me, and maybe all they want to do is care and be apart of my life. As I grow as a person and welcome others into my life, I feel as if I have to care more for them and I hope that they can manage to care less about me.

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