what advice would you give to someone who struggles to maintain healthy relationships and says "Their demands are reasonable, AND I cant do it, THEREFORE I hate myself"?
also from the other side- as a caring person in a world full of need n suffering... how do you balance your own happiness vs effort to help others?
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Reply · Oct 21, 2023@lumpthought 😢 sigh, it's frustrating... I want everyone to be happy, but everyone includes you, and me too! Imo the fair questions- are you causing…Tweet · Nov 23, 2024i want ppl i love to be happy; if i'm making them miserable despite my best effort maybe i was better off isolating myself 😢Reply · Nov 10, 2023@lumpthought this is a strange thought, given everything... your first job is to take care of yourself- including cutting off relationships that are…Reply · Apr 3, 2024@motusalt isn't the usual quote "If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" which i think is accurate wrt feeling…