@thesilkspectre: This has been the hardest few months of my life, but also the most rewarding. Gentle reminders for anyone who needs them: ✨ It is not your responsibility to soothe the people who’ve mistreated you through the consequences of mistreating you. ✨ You should always feel ✨ safe ✨ in a relationship, in every sense of the word. ✨If you’re choosing to walk away for the sake of your safety and mental health, you’re not giving up. You’re prioritizing your well-being. ✨ You cannot change someone’s behavior by loving them harder. ✨ Sit with your feelings. Every single one. Journal, talk, cry…but sit with all of it. “Every time you’re given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else.”