No, just punch them. Life is short.

Fuck yeah

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I moved 5 hours away from my family for similar reasons, and my life so much better then I could have ever imagined. Good luck on your new adventures! Hopefully you find some new tasty places to eat!

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Or he could not engage in shit behavior just because someone else is? Why should he HAVE to bother doing something he actively detests just to posture? It’s perfectly fine to not want to deal with any of that, and he’s not responsible for it happening towards him either.

How do I distance myself from myself??? 🤔

Father has been "that Guy" for 61 years.Have not spoken to him in last 4.

Doesn't feel like it right now

Distancing from one person who is toxic is not the same as shutting the entire world down or asking people to act differently. In fact choosing to distance from someone is respecting the fact the people have the right to remain the same and that you have the right to leave.

I don't think most people have read this post more than once, so I'm not sure what the plural is supposed to mean, but if someone is hurting you, it's good to express your feelings, as they may not be aware how much they're hurting you. People have done so to me at least a couple times in my life, and I'm very glad they did. It can also be hard to walk away, as it can break an important relationship which you may hold hope can still be salvaged. Someyimes it takes a third party saying "this isn't working out for you" to give you the confidence to do what's best for yourself.

I don't see how this could be bad advice. Is it the word "trigger" you don't like? I know it has the unfortunate connotation of people who make their feelings others' problems.

Isn't this the majority of our parents?

Cut my brother out of my life 2 years ago. I haven’t had a suicidal thought since.

George Carlin said, "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist."

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So I mean, I get it. I just didn't expect so much of it in this particular sub. And no hate to anyone who thinks this world is shit. I haven't lived their life and can't fault them for their outlook on these things.

long winded way to say "get rid of your toxic friends"

I had a big ass thing typed out on my phone, got distracted and closed the app and won't type it all out again.

The gist was, "People should try not to take everything as a literal meaning. Figuratively speaking, my mountain has been weight loss. Since end of Nov. '19, I left society behind and chose a life of WFH lock-down. I gained 50 lbs in two years eating trash foods. Lost 35 of it. Gained 20 back from getting sick after a surgery. Falling down this mountain (which the image does not depict anyway) would represent that 20 lb setback."

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TLDR: Ppl should try not to take everything so literal. Figurative expressions exist. Setbacks happen, and it's okay.

We teach people how to treat us

This is my mother. Doesn't matter what it is. She likes to infect others with her toxicity.

Distance yourself from people that use the word trigger in a sentence not involving paint sprayers or guns.

The biggest regret I have is not blowing my head off in around 1998 or 99.

My adult life has been miserable and frustrating. I hate my job, no friends, no social life.

I could see this coming from one of the people I used to go to the gym with.

The same ones who were motivated to workout 2 hours a day, but not motivated enough to get a job, or being 30+ living with their mom until they "get their bread right".

I think there’s a very big difference, there’s asking the world to bend to you to protect you and that’s one thing. asking someone that repeatedly disrespects your boundaries and dismisses you entirely when you repeat these boundaries is another and they’re called assholes.

You cannot get into Med school with all those F’s. Students have trouble getting accepted with much better grades. I’m not sure you could even be a nurse. Maybe a CMA.

They aren’t. You are.

Aka “never be around anyone who challenges or brings you out if your bubble”