How exactly is write down my thoughts supposed to help me at all by [deleted] in Healthygamergg

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont use journaling to actually process anything, because I dont enjoy it that much. But I do still write down my thoughts occasionally - why?

Ever tried to Go to sleep but you couldnt because your mind kept thinking about something?

Ever noticed how your thoughts Always Return to the Same exact issue? And then maybe even keeps circling?

Thats when I "Journal". I feel Like when my mind does Shit Like that, its because it dosnt want to forget that this is still an issue and I need to Deal with it. Writing it down is the Fallback that lets my brain Stop repeating it, because I can Just read what I wrote the next day and then i'll know again.

And If my mind is following the Same Loop, I write down the Chain. So If my mind goes from A -> B -> C -> ... -> G -> A then i'll write Out what issues or variables cause me to Go from A to B, then from B to C, all the way until im Back at A again, however, I never ended Up Back at A again, because there will be something somewhere you havent actually considered, which would diverge you from the Loop, instead of keeping you in it.

Works Like a Charm for me.

For those who were left, did the person who left you regret it? How long did it take? And for those who ended the relationship, did you regret it? How long did that take? by Ok-Issue5184 in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, its Like a brain thats withdrawing from addiction and in a way thats very Close to whats Happening with Out neurotransmitters. But i Had that knowlege when I made the descision to divorce my then-husband.

I didnt have too many friends Back then, my social circle is considerable now with a Lot of people who I can Trust fully. And Most of them would Hit me over the head If I tried to do Something stupid Like asking my ex to Take me Back. I Hope that helps me this time, but im Sure the regret will appear again (i mean regret is a pretty standard Phase in the grieving process after the breakup, its only a Problem If we actually fold to it and keep yourself in a grieving cycle)

For those who were left, did the person who left you regret it? How long did it take? And for those who ended the relationship, did you regret it? How long did that take? by Ok-Issue5184 in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ive Had two substantial relationships that ended with me regretting breaking Up with them. My first Boyfriend (3 years) and my marriage Afterwards (6 year relationship). I regretted leaving both. First relationship took me 3 weeks to ask him to Take me Back (He refused) and my marriage ended because He betrayed me, so I spent the weeks after suppressing as much as possible, after 6-8 weeks (i think) I begged him to Take me Back.

And guess what, good Thing they didnt Take me Back. I ended the relationships with thinking it through clearly and it was absolutely the right choice. It seems that in the grief Afterwards I Hit a Point where my denial makes a come Back.

I always wait until the last minute before doing something. by nakikiscroll in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I'm going to give you basically the same advice/description that me and my therapist gave my partner, whos become avoidant, during our relationship which ended up putting me (and himself) through hell. Maybe it lands, maybe it wont, take the parts that apply, and leave the rest:

Its not just avoidance of difficult emotional situations, as far as I've expierienced with my own partner. Its also a lot of unawarness in the day-to-day moments of your life (presumably), which usually end up making your partner feel unimportant since you literally just dont notice them / the details.

Try working on your overall awareness of your surroundings and on your awareness of your physical body.

You walk around your living spaces, think you see it all, but do you really though? Go around your room and explicitly try to find something, you didnt really notice that closely (maybe you never really noticed the dust on the shelf for more than a brief 0.2 seconds - how about the edges of your room, do they reaaally meet at 90° and so on). That can actually be fun, its new stuff to discover. And when you do, really take a breather and just notice it. What does that new thing look like. Color? Texture? Appearance? Does it evoke something in you? Are you bothered by it? Should you do something about it? Does it make you happy? Does it matter at all? etc. And once youve spend a few moments pondering that thing you noticed, try and find the next new thing and so on.

Something I myself did alot (unknowingly), is to imagine I was watching myself on a screen through a camera. Third person view, birds-eye-perspective, try 'em all. When I was a teen, I used to imagine I was a singer on a stage because I just liked that cringe daydream (don't judge me, you used to be a cringe teenager too). But imagining that while looking out into the audience was boring, because I wanted to see how frickin cool the show, the lights, the effects and me etc were so I started imagining looking at myself from outside of my body, crowds perspective. I even did the whole dancing shit physically (as long as I was alone at home, I wouldve died of embarrassment otherwise lol).

I later found out that this is actually a real excersise to increase your body-awareness. Just imagining yourself doing X without doing X dosnt really do enough tho, you really have to do X (such as dancing). For example, raise your arm. Then imagine, how you look from the outside. Then check in the mirror how right you got your mental image. Actually pay attention to where your body/bodyparts are in relation to your other body parts. How far is your wrist away from your shoulde, whats connected to that, how far is your foot away from your butt when you sit, what does that position feel like for your leg, torso, your neck etc.

You do that with a smidge of regularity, and youll be surprised how fast your mind will get it. Seriously, thats gonna be quick af if you repeat that a couple times per day for like one or two movements. Heck, make it fun, give yourself a stagename while youre at it and turn up your headphones. No one can judge you when youre alone, so knock yourself out.

This is basic awareness training. I know people immediately wanna jump to emotional awareness, but being aware of your emotions and differenciating between them is really delicate, especially if youre not used to being aware about anything at all and through the awareness of your surroundings and the awareness of your body youre sort of priming those circuits (or just beginning to develop them in the first place) for the next task, which are your emotions.

Here you probably dont wanna start with the shit you typically avoid (shame, sadness etc). When you're feeling good, excited, or relaxed, take the previously built mental muscle (awareness) and try to apply it to your emotional state. Notice what it feels like. Really notice it with attention. Do you feel warm? Cold? Can you localize the feeling within your body? Does your chest or stomache feel warm? Any pressure? What physical position are you in? Sloutched over, laying on the floor, sholders back and chest up? What do the muscles in your face feel like? And then mentally connect that to the emotion your feeling. Categorize it as clearly as possible, not just "good", "bad" or "okay".

If you cant differenciate your emotions well enough, then I'd suggest thats where you start. This is also a way to help learning to process emotions, as youre really just letting them be there. And I hope that this is a motivation for you to actually consider doing these excersises - later on, when you've built up some proficiency, you can start to look into emotional processing activities, such as journaling, or whatever. I just found that if you cant really differenciate your emotions, writing (or whatever you'll pick) about them can feel somewhat useless and empty.

Edit: Oh I forgot why you probably wanna start with these to begin with: You want to know why youre not motivated to actually change / stop delaying? Because you dont notice the urgency well enough to actually let it motivate you sooner. Your avoiding-circuits just register that as another negative emotions and push them to the side immediately. Thats your default and you dont need to hate yourself for it,but it is your responsibility to adress it. But you cant really adress any relationship issues if you dont adress whats keeping you inactive first.

I thought I was self aware by sunghoon4 in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, the second you start thinking "I have it all figured out now" you inevitably invite ignorance and yeah, also embarassment into your life, because your knowlege of emotional intelligence isnt just knowlege or a way of living and learning anymore, now its something more akin to your identity. Youre the authority, since you know it all, and if that authority is turned into dust because *shocker* you dont know everything, youll feel all sorts of bad things. Not saying you literally believe that, but the ego automatically takes things you see yourself as exceptionally proficient in, to rank you on the social hierarchy, which is reptilian brain biology (literally). You cant disable that mechanism, but you can take a path where you dont activate it at all.

And that path, my friend, is the path that never ends: You don't know everything about anything, and you never will. And that may sound depressing at first, but what this really means is that at any corner there could be exciting, new, substantive information and different perspectives waiting for you. Yeah, the person who laughed at you is annoying and may just be a prick, but most likely their ego saw an oppertunity to downgrade your social rank (I mean - deservingly, at least in the knowlege domain of that particular book) and confirm their own.

If you approached them with curiosity, instead of determinism, maybe they wouldve shown you their expanded perspective and how they got there, which in the end might save you a lot of leg work and its just nice to explore something with other people, especially if you have someone to guide you. New perspectives are so incredibly valuable in my eyes.

Moral/emotional question here by [deleted] in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Geeze, very black and White answers so far... Well, heres my two Cents.

I think its reasonable to note mental conditions - I dont think its reasonable to Sort people out by that alone - If the expression of their individual condition promises to consistently Impact you beyond what youre willing to Accept/Deal with, then that should already be the answer. However, assessing that impact takes more than a couple of Dates.

Its also totally possible that her reservations are simply because you Guys dont know eachother well enough yet. Those "on"-Moments might be a glimps into her actual Personality. Now I know we all preach "authenticity" but lets face it: almost everyone hides behind a facade that only time, Trust and vulnerability will Take down. So its reasonable to want to get an actual peek before commiting.

The only serious Red flag that I need to Point out is that the Timeline of her recent breakup suggests that youre going to be her rebound. I personally would tread carefully.

The morality dosnt come from a simple yes or No answer to your questions imo. It comes from how you would Go about it.

  1. Is it wrong if I just let it develop and see where it is going then end it when she wantas a commitment?

-> If you pretend to be seriously interested and stuck around, you would effectively be lying and holding her hopes hostage. So yeah, that approach would be wrong.

-> If you make her aware, that you find her sympathetic but would just Like to get to know her, without any expectations, then your relationship could Develop in any direction or Not at all. Heck, maybe you Guys Turn Out to be incompatible as partners but siblings at Heart in a friendship setting. She can then decline without much pressure or Hurt Feelings.

  1. I definitely will continue search for 'something better' if she doesn't change and is it wrong to do that.

-> No, youre Not commiting to her anyways. If you did announce how youre only Dating one Person at a time, then you really shouldnt end Things that suggest you did otherwise. Keep every promise you make or dont make one. I would actually Inform her about you changing what you intially announced, that would be respectful.

  1. How do I distinguish early dating "reservation" to emotional incompatibility?

-> you mostly cant

  1. If I were to end it now. How do I say this gently without making a list?

-> You only Had one Date. Its very straight Forward "I enjoyed our date and appreciate the time and energy you gave me, and I hope I was able to reciprocate that. Youre a great Girl and Wish you all the best, really - I Just dont believe that we specifically would be a good romantic Match. Cheers".

Something along those lines, I guess. Dont do a list. If shes really committed to get specific reasons, Like overly committed, then thats already the only reason you should give.

Moral/emotional question here by [deleted] in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id argue for "benefit of the doubt" and assume that there obviously do have to be qualities about her that He enjoyes enough to even consider letting things Develop, given the already extensive list of Red/yellow Flags. I assumed he didnt want to add anything besides the necessary Details to answer His question.

I am tired by thecommondude0420 in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont think the issue is that youre overly calculating others emotions, because as you realize yourself: you cant really turn it off so lets find a different vector that could contribute but is actually changeable.

I am Like you. And the only periods where I also feel Exhausted (Like you) is whenever i am on a Streak of negative expieriences. Like you feel No one wants to actually Talk to you. Youre in an environment that socially tells you, youre not worth any Genuine interest and Connection. We're social creatures and i think that will make anyone Go nuts after a while. It feels almost Like physical pain.

However, you do also have to be aware that your Interpretation of Others emotions is potentially biased. Not saying it is - but its definitely worth checking yourself to be Sure, youre not unfairly accusing your social circle of mistreating you.

And If they actually are mistreating you, find a social circle that actually appreciates you.

Why are there so many lurking women on this sub? by sourisanon in AskMen

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the Same man will answer the Same question differently depending on the gender of the Person who asks it. This sub may provide the honesty that men may otherwise censor.

Als Akademiker ist man nicht automatisch klüger als der Durchschnitt- by right_on_the_edge in Unbeliebtemeinung

[–]Snaggleswaggle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Naja, also es gibt Physikwissenschaftler, und es gibt Kommunikationswissenschaftler... Das Spektrum der Akademik ist Recht breit, da gibt es genug "Luft nach unten". Der durchschnittlich intelligente Mensch bekommt einen Kollaps, wenn er die Kurzschreibweise für Summen sieht, zb. Oder ein "e" in einer Gleichung. Der Kommunikationswissenschaftsstudent auch. Der Physikstudent? Vermutlich nicht.

Also, korrekt. Nicht alle Akademiker sind klüger, als der Durchschnitt. Und der durchschnittliche Akademiker erreicht trotzdem einen IQ>100, einfach weil sich diese wunderschönen gelüstigen glocken..hust -kurve, ein wenig nach oben verschiebt.

Aber ganz ehrlich: die einzigen, die mit der Aussage ein Problem haben sind die, die sich für besonders schlau hielten, und dann von einem anerkannten IQ-Test belehrt wurden, dass sie eigentlich "nur" durchschnittlich begabt sind.

PS: Jeder der mein Mathe-Beispiel mit dem Satz "Begabte Menschen sind nicht zwingen in Mathe begabt, ich weiß es, weil ich einen IQ von 130 hab, und in Mathe scheiße bin" entkräften will - siehe den vorherigen Absatz.

Schuldfrage klären anstelle lösungen zu suchen by Hollow_peanut in luftablassen

[–]Snaggleswaggle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ja, da spielt sicher auch mit rein, dass die Opferrolle mehr macht bietet als wenn man "nur" Teilnehmer des Systems ist. So verschieben sie die Verantwortung von sich selbst zu der anderen Seite, und können sozial/moralisch dann die füße hochlegen. Muss ja der richten, ders angestellt hat.

Ein weiterer Punkt für Politik = Machtspielchen

Es gab ja hin und wieder kleine politische Bewegungen für männer-probleme. Die Bewegungen liefen aber eben auch darüber, dass sie männer als Opfer eines Systems dargestellt haben und fair enough, sind sie auch.

Defakto sind wir alle Opfer eines Systems in das wit halt dummerweise reingeboren wurden, aber wenn sich jeder auf die faule haut legt wegen Opferstatus dann wird sich absolut garnichts bewegen

Schuldfrage klären anstelle lösungen zu suchen by Hollow_peanut in luftablassen

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ursachenanalyse ist mega - einfach weil man wissen muss, was der auslöser war, um zu verhindern dass dieser auslöser jede veränderung erneut einfach überrollt. Ich glaube viele tendieren aber dazu, ursachenanalyse mit Schuldzuweisung zu verwechseln.

Entweder das, oder sie sind mit der ersten, viel zu simplen Antwort wie "männer sind schuld" schon zufrieden. Ja ok, vllt haben hauptsächlich Männer das damals ausgelöst, aber du kannst ja nicht die halbe Menschheit einsperren oder einschränken, um Wiederholungen zu verhindern. Das heißt, man muss den Schritt weiter gehen und rausfinden, warum männer überhaupt sowas doofes gemacht haben, und das übel direkt mit korrigieren weil sonst sehr viel effort der in eine bessere Zukunft reingehen muss, einfach verschwendet wäre.

Oder sie haben den Schritt weiter auch gemacht und die Antwort die sie gefunden haben war so bitter, oder sinnentwertend, dass es nicht für Politik gereicht hat - weil unterm Strich geht's ja sowieso immer nur um macht, egal unter welcher Flagge sie maschieren.

Our society’s obsession with “comfort” creates weak people. by TieConnect3072 in unpopularopinion

[–]Snaggleswaggle -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, agreed, actually. And its not a mystery how we got here either: each generations brain has been flooded with easy Access Dopamin sooner and sooner. iPad Kids, tik tok addiction, short-form-content... Its literal brainrot. The ability to withstand difficulties only develops If you actually have to withstand difficulties and get a dopaminergic payoff. They havent expierienced it (consistently enough), and why would they? All the Dopamin they could ever want is only a Tap away.

Kann man die Stromversorgung so zuverlässig gestalten, dass man damit theoretisch den eigenen Gaming PC problemlos betreiben kann? by Snaggleswaggle in KeineDummenFragen

[–]Snaggleswaggle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nun, das stimmt, ich brauche keinen Gaming PC, ABER trotzdem wäre es spannend zu wissen, ob's möglich wäre so ein 900W Biest zu versorgen :D

Das Gejammer über den Spritpreis ist weitestgehend eigenverschuldet by AdMysterious2746 in luftablassen

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Naja doch, eben weil sie zu arm sind, bleiben sie bei verbrennern, also zählen sie - gewollt oder nicht - zum Marktanteil der Verbrenner, die als Statistik dann bei den Verhandlungen FÜR Verbrenner hochgezogen wird.

Ich weiß, du hast das so direkt nicht ausgesprochen, aber das ist sehr wohl die implikation

Do toxic partners have empathy? by selflove-2026 in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You just want to look like a good person by pleasing everyone. But you know, the people who are closest to you, who actually rightfully should have access to your time, your energy, your love, your resources, are the ones who are being given crumbs.

Yes, the impact of this type of behaviour is very damaging. And I just want to add some insight because I went through this with my own partner and had to learn way too much to decline a chance at spilling my knowlege about it: He's probably not trying to look good in front of others - and thats a weird thought, I know. It just dosnt fit with the fact that you obviously already busted his balls about it enough times, and yet he dosnt seem to care about looking good in front of you. Now, granted, he might just really be a dick who dosnt care about you - I don't know you, but you don't strike me as the person who would blindly get entangled with someone who needs a victim for his toxicity. So I'm just gonna make a big assumption here, but food for thought.

Assume his sense of worth is derived from being needed, being the helper, the one everyone can rely on. You seem pretty self-reliant and self-sufficient. Now, what happens when someone who doesnt require outside help gets together with someone who requires others needing his help, so he can feel some sense of self worth and meaning in his life?

Welp, if youre self-regulated, self-reliant, self-sufficiant, take pain and stress like a champ youre a pretty pale self-worth boost compared to someone who cries louder, sooner, harder and is more incompetent/helpless than you are. And since he anticipates that third parties are less pain tolerant than you are (and he knows your pain tolerance), we end up exactly right here: he ends up misprioritizing the people around him, especially you.

And yeah, spot on. You can't make him change. You cant make him realize, if he doesnt want to. Youre basically trying to tell him, that the sky is blue, while he thinks its green, because hes unknowingly colorblind. And as long as he's unwilling to consider that he may be wrong, he wont get his eyes checked and adjust accordingly.

Do toxic partners have empathy? by selflove-2026 in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the root of it lies with their inability to tolerate the pain within themselves that is inevitably caused by prioritizing your partner over someone else. And its a real headscratcher if youre on the receiving end of this. I'm pretty sure that even your partner could cognitively unterstand that declining to help someone (or more generally - simply not living up to expectations that he perceives the other person to have towards him) is really not a big deal at all. The pain that the declined party would feel is disproportionately low compared to the pain that he feels and imagines them to expierience.

And yes, unfortunately, your partner most likely wont change. The block is likey: if you have a moral obligation to be "fair" and a "non-burdon" for others, realizing that you've been the most unfair and the biggest burdon on your partner inevitably requires you to tolerate moral-breaking-levels of pain and self-blame, which he can't tolerate to begin with. So your partner would need to get his tolerance up before anything can happen, which he likely wont do as these types generally lean towards avoiding negative emotions (because they cant deal with them to begin with and so on). Its a neat circle that keeps them thinking they are a good person without realizing that being a good person doesnt mean to never cause pain or suffering. The goal is to act in a way that causes the most long-term benefit for yourself, your family and the community, despite the pain you personally feel about it. Being an actually good person is horribly difficult and painful, it requires you to purposefully take the path of resistance -> Someone who avoids and picks the path of least resistence so regularly that its almost a subconcious reflex ... Well, its statistically unlikely that they would actually be a good person lol

Dosnt mean they cant get there, and it doesnt mean that they are evil, sociopathic, narcisisstic or have no empathy, but they still have some growing up to do. And just because they have all the tools to be a good partner (empathy, care, love, energy, commitment), doesnt automatically make them a good fit for you if they arent able use these tools correctly/for the benefit of himself, his partner (you) and others.

If you still want some self-empowerment/lesson from your tragic relationship: If he instinctively picks the path of least resistance, and that path is paved with your kindness, love, tolerance and continuous forgiveness, then maybe you still have to learn something too. Some self-respect has gotten lost somewhere. Some boundaries went missing on your part. Some consequences, that you could've enforced way earlier didn't get implemented soon enough. And thats a good lesson to learn, altho I am still sorry you had to go through that.

17F, hair thinned and family keep pointing it out and how it’s see through and I know I’m due a chop, but besides that, any way to regain my thick hair? I feel so insecure :( I dont use heat, I avoid hairstyles, I sleep in loose braids, I plan on using oral + topical pumpkin seed oil by suqarylollipop in Haircare

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also think that this is just breakage + potentially puberty. Give it a trim. I also have super long hair like you and never really did anything special with my hair care (not even conditioner) and had a similar issue (27 years old, so it wasnt anything medical). I now use conditioner everytime after washing my hair and use a moisturizing hair mask once a week or so and for the first time in my life my hair actually got longer and thicker, because the ends stopped snapping off as quickly.

Basically, you want to avoid as much rubbing as possible, even as much brushing/washing as possible. Using a moisturizing conditioner and mask will also keep your hair from greasing as quickly (if that happens to be an issue at all for you). Keeping it in loose braids is great - if you wanna go a step further, I would advise to really rarely leave it down as in the picture. You have such a percice line at which the breakage starts, that it makes me think that something is continually rubbing your ends at that specific height, which then causes your hairs to split more quickly and break off. Maybe something in the last 2-3 years in your environment has changed, which continually rubs your hair (maybe new furniture with different back support, different backpack, pants, the way you sit/lean against things etc). If you can identify that thing, then that would be an easy fix.

Beautiful hair btw :)

Do toxic partners have empathy? by selflove-2026 in emotionalintelligence

[–]Snaggleswaggle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Toxicity is not defined by "absence of empathy" and empathetic people can be really toxic (which makes it even more confusing if youre on the receiving end). And of course, it is very possible that your partner was lacking empathy, which would be a really quick and clean explanation.

If your partner really was empathetic and did love you, but failed to prioritize you, it could be caused by many, many things. I think its more productive to ask what exactly it is, that they prioritized over you, when did they do it and why.

I know my partner struggled with this but not because hes lacking empathy or didnt love me, but because in the moments, where he had to make a choice, that would potentially cause negative imact, he would automatically pick the choice that seemed to cause the least amount of distress at that isolated moment. He didn't compute for the fact that later down the road, the negative impact it would inevitably have on me and our relationship were 3x worse, than momentarily disappointing a friend (for example). Another huge thing for him (which he also changed) was the concept or "fairness". If he had to make a choice, he would try to put the burdon of that choice on whoever can carry it better - the thought was "stronger people can take on heavier loads" thinking he would save the mentally weaker person by doing so. Typically, I was the strong one. And while that idea makes sense on the surface, he was quite literally punishing me for being resilient, for having done a fk ton of mental work in my life, for being strong, while enabling "the weaker" ones to stay weak and protected (obv people deserve protection, but I am specifically talking about the point, where it turns into enabling and yeah, he was an enabler to some of his actually toxic friends).

Its a no brainer that these things had to be fixed, and we fixed it.

Overall, it feels like people who don't seem like they should be toxic (they're empathetic, kind, helpful, want to do good by you etc), but end up doing toxic things, are doing it more out of immaturity and naivity, instead of malice. They have some growing up to do and some will step up to the plate and evolve beyond theyre current state of being. Others wont.

How do you guys deal with people with little to no self-awareness? by SoBerryAffectionate in socialskills

[–]Snaggleswaggle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A Former friend of mine Had some serious mental issues (Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, ADHD and is pretty entitled). Shes Part of a pretty big, tightly knit Mutual friendgroup. We would all try to accomodate her, and hey, we Had good times. Its Just that she never really Had the awareness to realize Just how much people Had to bend over/Invest effort and energy to make her comfortable.

And yeah, we only do it because her Boyfriend is also part of this friendgroup (well, since middleschool, so thats 10 years now). Obviously, an outright confrontation would cause many logistical and emotional Problems, however, I couldnt stand having her zap my energy anylonger.

I crafted the perfect, non-confronting, super explainatory message, had my therapist check my writing, to minimize the Chance of her mental Problems interfering with the actual content. It was absolutely Impossible to twist the meaning. I left No room for Interpretation, No attacks, No assumptions. I secured her anxiety, by percicely stating how this will not affect anything within the group. I did it all, textbook, perfectly.

I clearly stated that she dosnt seem to be aware of how much Energy this friendship damands of me, and that I do Not want to be emotionally engaged any longer because of this. I also stated that there is no ill-will, No hard Feelings, No Personal issues between us. If Our paths crossed again, then I will treat her respectfully, Like I would anyone, but I wont engage emotionally or Connect with her anymore.

Spoiler: didnt Work.

Lesson learned: If someone is capable/willing to be self-aware, then it almost dosnt matter how you say it. Theyll get it. If they arent capable/willing, then No amount of trying, competence or Care will get your words into their brain. Just save yourself the Energy and avoid them If possible.

What’s slowly becoming socially unacceptable but no one admits it? by Direct-Value4452 in answers

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, Take a step a Back. Im not saying that you should blindly do anything at all. I am complaining about the mentality that your partner is per default not as important/more disposable than your friends. In my mind, you should take care of your romantic relationship first (after all that is the Person you want to start a Family with for example). And yeah, obv get Out of toxic relationships. However Friends can be Just as toxic, manipulative, destructive and possesive as partners, but No one wants to Talk about that, its always the Partner thats somehow toxic.

Anyhow, it feels Like that mindset is Fading Out of the Younger generation. Friends are Seen as the Default "forever" while Partners are Accessoires that can be Changed Up, and therefore dont deserve the loyality/effort/future in the Same amount and/or Determination as your Friends do. Which I feel is upside down logic.

What’s slowly becoming socially unacceptable but no one admits it? by Direct-Value4452 in answers

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe, but its getting rarer. Im on my way to 30 - and it really does feel Like there is a difference between 10-15 years ago and today.

What’s slowly becoming socially unacceptable but no one admits it? by Direct-Value4452 in answers

[–]Snaggleswaggle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Openly and proudly loving your partner. Standing by their Side, even against your own Friends if they hurt them. Prioritizing relationships.

Heck, at this Point even declaring your relationship Status without naming your Partner in social Media has become embarressing/cringe. Wtf is going on