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ANTI-REC: STAYING IN AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP

maybe they’re a partner, maybe they’re a friend, maybe they’re a family member. regardless of the type of relationship, you know that this person isn’t good for you. it doesn’t even have to be because they’re abusive — maybe there’s just something about this connection that brings you stress. maybe your body is trying to tell you. why does your stomach hurt before and after you see them? you know you need to let this person go, but there’s a part of you who doesn’t want to. you’ve gotten used to them being in your life, and you can’t imagine a life without them. you want to only remember the good moments. you want to believe that things will be *all good* again. but were they ever *all good*? this person is never going to be the idealized version you’ve created in your head. ending the connection will hurt, but you’re already hurting yourself by staying in it.

@annajacq

Jun 14, 2025

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thinking you are over an ex and then looking at their instagram and seeing something that makes you want to crawl into a hole and die

never gets old

@laurahday

Feb 8, 2024

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Getting over your ex

Hopefully you’re not just over them but you recognise for yourself what everybody else understands intuitively after meeting them once

@heidegirl

Feb 5, 2024

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Top Recs from @shooting_star

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play with dirt. swirl sand around with your feet. scrape a bunch of damp soil with your bare hands and sift through it, study It, Smell it, throw it

for like 5 minutes, it helps, promise! you can wash ur hands right after and you’ll find it wasn’t the end of the world when you got a little dirty for those 5 minutes, as uncomfortable as it was. and for all the discomfort, your brain switched off and you could just be with the old, familiar sensations of your youth. get lost in it!

@shooting_star

Apr 23, 2024

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mayonnaise

you’re familiar with hellmann’s, you’ve obsessed over kewpie but have you tried dutch mayo? i truly believe it would sway the staunchest of hater’s hearts into the loving arms of mayonnaise. so tangy, so sweet, so delicious. like i would have it as the sole condiment on my fries type good!
calvé is my go-to brand! zaanse & remia are other well known brands!

@shooting_star

Apr 22, 2024

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anger: ACTUALLY a pretty neat emotion that helps you preserve boundaries & self respect

i could never understand why i lacked the tools to distance myself from people who hurt me and kept hurting me. i’d always go back, i’d always “forgive,” and i’d always fawn (try and be better because it’s obviously my fault i wasn’t perfect, duh.) .
there has been a recent shift in my life where i will feel physically angry when i’m subjected to mistreatment. sometimes i’ll put it aside in favor of my fears but sometimes i feel it and let it be.. and when i do, i find i have the power to uphold simple boundaries that protect me from the mistreatment. it’s the darndest thing (would you believe it if i said i’m black?)

@shooting_star

Apr 24, 2024

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