If somebody tells you

“Yeah, but that’s easy for you to say!”

One of the things you could do is agree and respond with

“Yes, maybe you’re right, maybe it’s easy for me to say. Sure. But it’s still not nearly as easy as it is to try and send me on a guilt trip like you’re doing right now.”

Because here’s the thing:

The world is full of victims and people who are paralyzed by fear.

And it’s really not cool to feel like they feel, and live in their world.

But there’s also no reason why you should live there as well.

Like you don’t deserve where you are.

Like nothing bad ever happened to you.

Like you owe them.

Let them deal with their own shit.

Don’t fall for the blaming move.

Learn to smile no matter what.

Maybe it will fuck them up even more.

Maybe they’ll wake up from their shitty thinking.

That’s not your business.

Just like your life has never been theirs.

But maybe that’s just easy for me to say.

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