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Mental Health 5w
I feel like I’m being punished for communicating. This is gonna backtrack my progress so much :(
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Anonymous 5w

That’s what’s so hard about learning to advocate for yourself, people give you so much pushback. Especially if you weren’t advocating as much before or communicating less. They’re used to being able to walk all over you. Idk if that’s exactly what you are referring to, but it’s rough out there

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Anonymous 5w

I feel the same sometimes. It’s really hard but try to be gentle on yourself. You cannot change how people react

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Anonymous 5w

Your voice matters! Your opinions are valid! Progress is progress! I am so so so proud of you for communicating!

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Anonymous 5w

The situation for anyone who cares: me, my partner, and some friends went to a concert at my college and I kept being left by everyone. Like they kept leaving as a group and not inviting me or even saying anything to me. It’s like they grouped up and had fun and I was just a chaperone/designated driver :( my partner also said she flirted with someone in one of the bands and I got sad about it

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5w

Thank you😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

Things usually go well with my partner when I communicate but this time…idk it feels like everything’s exploded in my face

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

I’m sorry but your partner sounds like a dickhead. Going out of their way to inform you they flirted with someone else is their way of telling you hey I don’t respect you or care about what you’ll say. I fully believe that is their way of testing the waters and seeing what they can get away with.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 5w

I don’t think so. She cleared it up with me and said she didn’t mean it was anything romantic but just that she wanted me to see her as my cool hot gf that everyone wanted (which is something I’ve boasted about once or twice bc half of my friends think she’s a smoke show). But bc i was already having a rough night, I took it very badly. If I wasn’t doing poorly, I genuinely would’ve been happy for her to feel so confident but she didn’t know I felt bad

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