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What was something you learned too late in life? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Jonnyprophet@lemmy.world 24 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

When someone is abusive or hurtful to you, 90% of the time it's not your fault. It's that there is something wrong or something broken in them. They are malfunctioning and it's necessary to understand that.

The other 10%.... Well, own that and fix your mistake.

But a very large majority of the time, it's them being broken and wrong.

[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

Figuring out abusive relationships for me was hard because I knew friends with good intentions, and gave valid criticism but were absolutely brutal about it.

Now I very rarely associate with very insecure people. They are always looking to "prove" themselves, often by putting others down.

They can't just accept someone's accomplishment, they have to go "well actually you got help from so and so..." And always try to undermine your achievements. Extremely mentally exhausting people.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

For me it’s been rough accepting that I’m absolute bpd bait. I struggle to hold boundaries and am happy to help people in need. Add in a trusting nature and yeah I’m still learning how not to get abused.