I always think I am not doing enough.

Im the first to apologise if something goes wrong and try and fix it.

However, this is where the problem comes in.

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God & Man

I neglect my mental health for other peoples mental health.

I let my niceness be taken for granted.

Because I am so quick to apologise, I am easy to manipulate.

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That you are expecting something in return.

Like kindness has a price tag too.

And because of that they regard you with suspicion if youre too nice.

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God & Man

Call you names like manipulative or clingy.

Yet are perfectly happy to take your kindness for granted when it comes to things like money.

I am easily hurt because I expect other people to be nice in turn to me too.

And by and large people are not nice, they are looking out for themselves.

So do yourself a favour, and learn the lesson I did the hard way this year.

Learn the word no.

Make it your best friend.

And remember that saying no, doesnt make you a bad person.

It just means you choose self care sometimes.