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Default Feb 16, 2022 at 09:19 PM
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As a child I wasn't taught how to stand up for myself. Sometimes when I tried I was beaten. Sometimes when I tried I was made to feel my opinion didn't matter and I was taken advantage of. I'd rather be beaten.

When someone thinks I've done something to hurt them, or when they are just angry at themselves and see me as a victim. I might think it safer to keep to myself and say nothing.

Often that may be exactly the right thing to do.. but sometimes people take advantage for a long time. When I ask why they don't want to tell me, so that says something. However, I must still be allowing myself to be taken advantage of.
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Default Feb 17, 2022 at 01:34 PM
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I can DEFINITELY empathize with you on what you wrote!
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Default Feb 18, 2022 at 07:14 AM
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I think it is necessary to respond to hurtful people. I know how hard it is. I have had to work on it. You can do it in a kind way.....when you said.....it made me feel.....quite often the person who said something hurtful will say they didn't mean it, etc., but I think it is important to speak up.
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