One of my biggest triggers figured out
it took my a long time to figure this out about myself. And this is put so succinctly...I really appreciate it. Ive become a people pleaser like this, figuring that the only way I'd be worth smth would be if I'm useful. I was and still am described as being a "soft girl" or tenderhearted bc I "don't ask for anything or cause trouble" It's incredibly triggering for me now whenever it's uttered or implied. I feel this label forced me into donning this "softness" and turning it into a dominant part of me. I've been resenting myself so long. Constantly going through such intense moments of identity crisis that I wanted to hurt myself or the people I wanted to please and "accept me". Those who called me "soft".
I've mentioned before that being soft isn't a bad thing. That it's a part of me. But I realized that that kind of softness is different from the softness my parents and family see in me. The implication of their words have been torturing me for a long time. I've only just begun recovering. Learning how to just Be from scratch.















