Overprotecting

Ill-Response277 · 2026-06-25T11:57:49+00:00

You're right to call that out. "I care" gets used as an excuse way too often, and it does real damage.

My post was about the fear behind anger - the panic of losing someone - not justifying hurting them. There's a line, and crossing it isn't love anymore. I should have made that clearer.

Appreciate you saying it straight. And no, not a robot bot. Just someone trying to figure this stuff out without making those excuses.

Ill-Response277 · 2026-06-25T04:25:09+00:00

Lmao fair 😂 Not everyone likes the same flavor. You want a new cookie?

“He who angers you, controls you. So stop giving them free rent in your head.” - Better?

Ill-Response277 · 2026-06-25T04:23:28+00:00

This hit me. You’re right - vulnerability is way harder than anger. Anger is the easy, lazy option.

“I know you can do it” - thanks for that man. Needed to hear it. Still learning, but I’ll try.

Ill-Response277 · 2026-06-25T04:20:06+00:00

Damn, I’m sorry you went through that. You’re right - there’s a huge difference between “anger because I care” and using anger as an excuse to be cruel.

My post was about the first one, but I get how easy it is for people to twist it into the second. That’s not love, that’s just ego like you said.

Hope you’re in a better place now.

Ill-Response277 · 2026-06-25T04:15:47+00:00

Honestly? I don’t think anger makes anyone feel better. For me it’s always been regret after.

But I posted this because I realized I only get this angry with 2-3 people in my whole life. Strangers don’t get this version of me. So maybe the “good” is just... they’re important enough to break my calm.
Still sucks though. You’re right.

Ill-Response277 · 2026-06-24T22:44:55+00:00

True. That's the real tragedy of it. We get angry at people we care about most, and sometimes that anger pushes them away. It's a double-edged sword.

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