Wounded animals

I refuse to enable an addict.

I refuse to accept excuses for behavior that might be well-intentioned, but is clearly harming the people involved.

So on one hand I forgive you for acting out in a tight spot, but at the same time for my own sanity, you insulted and minimized me and tried to reduce me to a strawman.

And I am not one to stay in a fight where I am not allowed to be me. Even more so, there is no reason for me to be in a fight I never even started.

I am done with people excusing their behavior towards me due to trauma hurting. I know hurt, I am never going to minimize hurt. But I will hold people accountable for not taking responsibility by avoiding their issues because it is hard.

It is hard. And it is not fair, but you are the only person that can redirect the flow of energy to begin the healing process.

If you chose to be near me, and be stagnant, and then ignore my emotions and accuse me of things you know damn well I don't do.

Then don't be surprised.

Don't be surprised I won't stick around.

Because I won't stop telling you when you hold on to things that hurt.

I will not shut up about my own experiences and my own learning process from my things.

I won't minimize, things just are.

That my experience differs from yours, and that I talk about mine says nothing about you.

And if you believe it does, that is a you-problem.