I went no contact with a parent and people treat me like the villain
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You showed up here and said the hard thing. That is not nothing. That is the opposite of giving up. Quietly proud of you.
I needed to read this more than you know. Bookmarking it for my own hard nights. Thank you for trusting this space with something so real.
I have lived a version of this. The guilt is loud now, but the self-respect outlasts it. Give it a little time and you will see.
One thing that helped me: I stopped trying to feel better and started just letting myself feel honest. Weirdly, that is where the relief actually started.
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