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Originally Posted by ennie
Perhaps the bottom line here is that when people act in a toxic manner towards you, it's more about them than about you. Yet somehow, you end up feeling responsible for their feelings. In the past, I've felt guilty for upsetting my relative, even knowing she had no reason to be upset (since all I did was decline one of her many requests for favors).
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People will sometimes try to guilt you and make you feel horrible when you draw a boundary and refuse to let them walk all over you.