@darewithdrea: You’re not flaky. You’re not selfish. You’re not a bad friend. You’re just running on empty. And your system has learned that disappearing feels safer than explaining why. This is what it looks like when your nervous system is in survival mode. When rest feels impossible. When connection feels like pressure. When texts feel like tasks. If this hits home, you’re not alone. This space is for you — the high-functioning, overwhelmed, heart-on-your-sleeve women who are finally learning to heal 💛 #nervoussystemregulation #burnoutrecovery #nervoussystemhealing #MentalHealthAwareness #traumaresponse #friendshipstruggles #highfunctioninganxiety #selfcarecoach #reparentingjourney
This is me and I know full well it’s demand avoidance but I still hate myself for it.
2025-06-21 20:02:44
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⚡Emmm🫧🇨🇦 :
humans were never supposed to have 24/7 access to each other.. it's not healthy
2025-06-21 05:05:58
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𝕄𝕠𝕤𝕤 half asses comments :
YOU CAN HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND STILL BE A BAD FRIEND!! I know crazy! Having mental issues doesn’t excuse being a bad friend it only gives it a reason. It’s the same as excusing someone for abusing you because of their trauma. Just because it’s a trauma response doesn’t mean it’s not abuse
2025-06-30 22:42:18
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Carla :
I would rather stay home and organize a closet
2025-06-21 05:02:06
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POP :
No. Please stop justifying an abusive and manipulative behavior of an avoidant. Avoidants need to grow up and learn responsibility to communicate, stop being stuck in your hormonal teenage years. Avoidants are just pieces of shif.
2025-06-23 14:24:34
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V 🏴 🇬🇧 :
Please let’s normalise effective communication when feeling overwhelmed and overstimulated to others ( doesn’t need to be an essay ) and not unhealthy behaviours like ghosting .
2025-06-23 06:19:23
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Sicola256 :
Sorry, bad friend. There’s never an excuse to ghost people. If they’re your friends you can explain your need for space or whatever but to ghost people who haven’t done anything to you is never right
2025-06-21 11:03:26
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Brooke :
Yesss!! 🙏🏻 I’ve always found it bizarre how I’ll be the one the reach out first but then as soon as they reply I’ll procrastinate about replying back, often taking hours or a day to summon the energy to write back. it feels like such a difficult task 🥺
2025-06-20 22:23:21
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KristaJoyO :
I have 20 unread messages and I feel horrible but I can’t respond right now.. I care but I’m at maximum capacity and having people want conversations with me is just too much and I hate myself for it so thanks for this, it’s exactly what I feel
2025-07-01 03:40:06
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Kitty :
This isn’t about normalising ghosting people, this is mental health support for people who have lived a life of people pleasing and are utterly burnt out by connection.
2025-06-22 13:20:32
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J.H. :
ok. but hear me out....let's normalize telling our friends that what's happening instead of just not responding.
2025-06-22 17:25:09
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Deedee :
Needed to hear this. The cycle of guilt I feel about this is horrible
2025-06-21 15:53:12
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Skipup :
No, I just have adhd and it’s difficult maintaining many relationships at one time. With 2 kids and a husband, it’s hard to stay connected to others on a routine basis or even on a seldom basis. It’s so hard!
2025-06-21 03:38:25
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Cassia :
i don't even make the attempt to make friends because friendship feels like a chore. good thing loneliness is a very old friend of mine, i got used to it.
2025-06-20 22:27:46
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Leah :
I mean, sure. But do the ppl who are being ghosted feel good? What systems are in place to assure they’re not being neglected.
2025-06-20 17:35:22
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Lucie :
fyp is fyping!
2025-06-21 02:19:38
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Jrmakeup :
Sorry but someday you will say I don't know why I don't have any friends.
2025-06-22 02:40:27
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francesbrit :
Connection as a demand not a comfort…… yessss yes yessss!
2025-06-21 06:43:43
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honestlyidk :
Soy la amiga que está del otro lado. Entiendo lo de no contestar de vez en cuando, pero… siempre? A muchas ya no les he escrito y no volvieron a escribirme jamás. Y ni siquiera es gente que vive en otra ciudad, hay que andar rogándoles. Les deseo lo mejor, y entiendo que deben estar pasando por momentos difíciles. Yo también lo he estado… pero creo firmemente que la amistad es algo que debe cuidarse y ser recíproco.
2025-06-28 15:40:09
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Tom Jones :
People want all the access and benefits of a village, they don't want to maintain or build it.
2025-06-21 09:14:06
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Alien Boy :
I see living as a demand tbh
2025-07-10 01:38:35
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rue :
as a someone w this exact problem, i’ve communicated to people so many times explaining i have autism & im burnt out. but they always see it as an excuse & take it personally. its really frustrating to try to explain yourself & still not feel understood
2025-06-21 11:49:10
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danielleconsidine0 :
connection as a demand 💡this is exactly it, but why would I feel like this?
2025-06-20 20:22:19
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Elin Nilsson :
I've got 14 unread messages on my phone. Answering feels like climbing a mountain 🙄 but I can clean the entire house without problems 🧐
2025-06-21 09:32:24
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Nati :
Sorry but no
2025-06-21 23:03:04
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