Day Eleven: Relinquishing BondsFinding friends with whom you become so closely connected that they begin to see more like family is a just one benefit of opening yourself up to people and the world around you. However, losing these people can often be as painful as losing a loved one. Not "losing" as in, you know, them ceasing to live. Losing them in terms of no longer connecting the way you have in the past. Think in terms of constantly feeling like you give so much more of yourself and your time to your friend than they are ever willing to give to you. Being willing to drop everything for them in a crisis, meltdown, or heartbreak. Yet, when you need the same compassion they act inconvenienced. You find yourself having to go to them and practically beg them to let you vent it out. I understand that everyone has a different capacity for being sympathetic, but I also understand that others of us eventually reach our limits with what we are willing to take from those we consider to be friends. At some point for your own sake, you have to be willing to hit the eject button on whatever toxic relationship you have gotten yourself into. Be it romantic, friendly or otherwise. Any relationship should feel as if it is building upon who you are as a person. Making you better, more open, or more connected to that other person views and growing your personality by befriending someone who pushes you to do things you wouldn't do on your own. The moment it begins to take a mental toll, its time to say goodbye. -Anonymous
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Hunter FergusonHolding her Associates of Arts in Political Science, Implementing Beneficial Community Project, and having Led a Student Collaboration team at her college of attendance- Hunter chooses to blog about the world around her as well as her personal experiences in hopes of creating a Powerful group of like-minded people. Archives
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