My Story Part 7/20: Losing Pieces Of Myself

Here is Part 7 of my story!! :)

Hey everyone, time for Part 7 of my story!! :)

In the last part, I explored how I was inspired to step up and make a difference to others however I could which included striving to be friends with as many people as possible. I ended off by mentioning how I found that there was a way to take this too far, and that is what I will be talking more about this time. In essence, I got so invested in the idea of being everyone’s friend, that I started losing pieces of myself in the process.

I wanted to be the person that everyone knew they could rely on to bring them healing and light, to be someone who could save them from the feelings of isolation and loneliness that others had saved me from. And I made a lot of amazing new friends by doing that, which was great. But in the process, I was also opening myself up to some very unhealthy and toxic relationships with people who were trying to take advantage of me. I was giving of myself more and more and more, even when those I was giving to were doing nothing but taking and taking. And this really began to take a bad toll on my health and happiness in lots of different ways.

I didn’t want to let anyone down. I wanted to be there for them, even if that meant sacrificing myself. So I just put up with it. I didn’t set boundaries. I didn’t speak my truth or stand up for myself. I didn’t tell anyone about what I was going through. I just let my energy be drained away, and I thought I was doing the right thing for others by doing that. But then it got to the point where I knew I couldn’t keep going on like this.

I was exhausted and a lot of the time in more emotional pain than I had ever before been. I was hurting, deep down inside, and some of the healthy relationships I did have were being hurt by the unhealthy ones. Most of all, I felt lost. I was losing my sense of self. And I needed to get it back. In the next part we’ll start to explore my journey towards doing that.

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Thanks everyone!! :)

Love and hugs,

Your friend forever,

Adam Silverstein :) <3