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lovelyracoon t1_isi9k62 wrote

Reply to comment by speculativejester in [Image] Stop Shrinking to fit places you've Outgrown by itsdandyhere

the best decision I ever made was leaving. my family treated me like trash, I was depressed and hopeless.

I quit hating myself and life a couple days after I moved out, my family always insinuated I will be even more miserable when I moved out, but I never realized until then that the misery I experience will always be on my own terms, and not at the mercy of other people.

I left two years ago, I said goodbye and haven’t sent a single text or phone call ever since, it isn’t family when you feel relieved to no longer be in their presence.

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thaddeus423 t1_isj02bf wrote

I’m glad you were able to pull yourself out of the flames. That took a strength some of us may never know.

I hope you are doing well. Take back all of the pieces of yourself that you dropped off of yourself or let die to fit into places.

The destination we’re bound for will have enough space for us to not only be who we are, but to grow boundlessly.

May you find your rainforest.

Much love, friend.

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speculativejester t1_isjg0er wrote

My family was toxic but they weren't abusive toward me. They are just highly dysfunctional people who are a product of all the terrible influences of their environment.

I still love them, but I can't keep people like that in my life regularly.

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