i think there needs to be more awareness for the subtle kinds of manipulation. i’m not talking gaslighting or fake kindness, i’m talking the kind of people who say the little things things that just don’t sit right, which ultimately end up working in their favor. the people who resort to regression and act childish when confronted, and blame it on completely unrelated topics. the people who make YOU feel like shit, then act like it’s them who was affected the whole time. the people who treat you as below that human, BENEATH them, the people who make life unbearable, the people that bring a true meaning to the word hate. i could go on about this for hours— but unlike these people, i do not let hate consume my body in such a way that i become changed; malicious, even. it’s unbearable and it’s hard to live with. i wouldn’t wish this on ANYONE in the depths of my negative feelings, not even THEM.