Sometimes defending yourself and standing up against a toxic person can be harder than accepting being the victim.
I realized that I couldve stopped it or said something, but I didnt.
I couldve defended myself and built stronger boundaries or even walked away.
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I kept playing the victim; I made myself feel helpless when I wasnt.
I felt like there was no other choice when there was always one.
Sometimes defending yourself and standing up against a toxic person can be harder than accepting being the victim.
We might think, What if its all in our heads?
But heres the thing: Your feelings are very real and valid, and youre not delusional.
Its always easy to blame others for what happens to us.
It removes from us the responsibility to act and do something about whats going on.
And we cant shy away or deny our part and responsibility in this as well.
Youre not some helpless victim in all your stories the way you sometimes portray yourself to be.
