You used to be an optimist.
You used to be sweet and starry-eyed.
You weren’t always this cynical.
Roberto Nickson
You weren’t always this short-tempered.
The world made you this way.
The people in your past made you this way.
Youre so controlling because your parents were strict with you.
Youre so moody because the world has been unkind to you.
You dont want to take responsibility for your actions because you know who you are.
You know you didnt start out this way.
You used to be an optimist.
You used to be sweet and starry-eyed.
You werent always this cynical.
You werent always this short-tempered.
The world made you this way.
The people in your past made you this way.
Thats what you keep telling yourself.
You have to be mature enough, self-reflective enough, to own your mistakes.
When youre the toxic one, part of you is still living in the past.
Youre worried your partner will leave you like your father left you.
Youre worried your partner will lie to you like your ex lied to you.
Youre worried your partner will reject you like your first love rejected you.
Even though its hard to forget about your worst memories, you have to stop living in the past.
You have to accept what happened to you and move forward.
You have to look ahead, not behind.
When youre the toxic one, its easy for you to give up on love and give up onyourself.
Its easy for you to throw up your hands and say, Im dangerous.
I hurt everyone who loves me.
I have to isolate myself to protect them.
I have to push them away to protect them.
You have to remember youre in charge of your own actions.
you could work on yourself.
Become the kind of person you would be excited to date.
Become the kind of person the love of your life deserves.
you’re free to slowly shift into a different, healthier version of yourself.
