Tag: toxic
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It Took Me 10 Years…
Trigger Warning- Domestic Violence It took me 10 years to fully get over you. Every blood-curdling scream from my throat over 3 years was a testament to the manipulation that you had subdued me to. It was 3 years of walking on eggshells and uneasiness and a semi-permanent lump in my throat and knot ... -
Toxic People And How To Handle Them
Warning: The contagious agent of toxicity is spreading. Avoid this agent at all cost. It’s sneaky, manipulative and if you allow it, it has the power to overtake you. It is my wholehearted belief that toxic people should come with warning labels. I had a recent encounter with a person who displays these poisonous personality ... -
The Predatory Friendship
You were the one that kept me broken. The desire to play the hero must have taken over you. Every time we were together, it was you that kept making sure I was feeling down. Nothing I did or said was good enough unless I was upset. There was no interest in anything unless I ... -
What We Can Learn From the Fruit Trees
I was having a conversation recently, where I learned that fruit trees will drop fruit early if it goes through stress. When it doesn’t have enough energy and nutrients to sustain itself, it makes changes so that it can survive. Isn’t that an amazing metaphor for what humans should do? I’ve had quite the lack ...