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i do not want to crack myself open for you any more. i wish i could take back all of the love that i gave you and keep it for someone more deserving, keep it for myself. i did not care enough for myself in the past. i want to change that. i recognize that i deserve better. i deserve love, goodness, and health. i deserve happiness. pure joy. i deserve to feel good things, no matter how i felt in the past. even when i am at my lowest, even when i feel that i hate myself, i will continue to respect myself enough to not strip the love i need and want away from myself.
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Nov 18, 2018
Nov 18, 2018 at 4:13 PM UTC
self preservation
i do not want to crack myself open for you any more. i wish i could take back all of the love that i gave you and keep it for someone more deserving, keep it for myself. i did not care enough for myself in the past. i want to change that. i recognize that i deserve better. i deserve love, goodness, and health. i deserve happiness. pure joy. i deserve to feel good things, no matter how i felt in the past. even when i am at my lowest, even when i feel that i hate myself, i will continue to respect myself enough to not strip the love i need and want away from myself.
i hope you all feel the same way for yourselves.
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Nov 18, 2018
Nov 18, 2018 at 4:13 PM UTC
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