The truth is, if you want to matter that much to someone else, shouldn’t they matter equally as much to you?
If they do, and you find that they don’t have as much time for you as they used to, or are behaving differently to what you know them to be about, do you claim your privilege to be treated better than that, or do you show sincere concern for what they may be dealing with?
Busting mental health myths is essential to break the cycle that feeds toxic victim mindsets.
The problem with this meme is that is encourages self-centered perspectives and denies the struggles that someone else may be going through.
Sometimes the ones we love may be so overwhelmed by what they’re going through that withdrawal from the world is the only way that they believe they can cope.
It’s not about how much you may want them to lean on you, or take comfort from you. Sometimes, their battle with themselves drives them to want to protect others from the impact that it is having on them.
Don’t be so quick to write people off. When you do that, you lose the right to ask others to give you the benefit of the doubt when you’re going through a struggle that no one else understands.
Sacrificing what you need in favour of understanding someone you love, is sometimes the greatest gift of love you could give anyone. Even if they don’t realise it at the time.
It’s about what you want to gift to them, not what you need from them that matters.
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It’s not always about you
