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Jaded Empath Manifesto
This might evolve into a book-length piece.
No, it’s not somehow magically my duty to be your verbal and psychological punching bag or doormat. No, you are not entitled to suck the energy out of me. No, you are not entitled to destroy my self-esteem, identity, or confidence. No, empaths do not exist to be used and abused by empathy-challenged perpetual playground bullies. No, empaths do not exist to be used and abused by narcissists, narcissistic sociopaths, and/or sociopaths.
No, I did not dump a narcissistic sociopath so other perpetual playground bullies could keep less skillfully using the same abuser’s playbook. Just because your abuse is not as extreme as that of my ex doesn’t make it appropriate or acceptable. Just because I see right through your gaslighting, and projecting does not make it appropriate or acceptable. Just because we’re related — including closely related — does not mean it is appropriate or acceptable. I have given you countless chances, and no matter what I say you continue to believe you’re entitled to use me as your verbal and psychological punching bag — which means you have no right to be in my life.
Relationships are not supposed to be some creepy, disgusting game of dominance. They are not a cruel game to see how far you can go in violating my trust, my boundaries, and my humanity. Relationships are not a game, period…