u/Big-Debate-5618

I feel horrible and twisted. I strive so hard to be a good person to cancel out what's inside me. But lately the surface has cracked and I'm seeing all my ugly insides.

I lie to manipulate others. I'll say anything to make someone stay. I'll twist myself into pieces if they'll stay. I think other people are lying all the time because that's what I do. When someone tells me a story I doubt it actually happened, when someone's crying I think they're doing it for attention. I don't have empathy I'm disconnected from most people. I just want to be seen as good so I try so hard to fit into that role.

When I get into arguments with my husband I feel like the world is ending. I'm hyperfocused on making sure he doesn't leave me. When I say something wrong and he gets upset or needs time apart I feel my chest breaking into pieces. I'll say anything to make it better even if it's not true. I'll become whatever he wants as long as he stays.

I don't think he would want the real me. I don't even know what the real me looks like. I change so often.

I feel so empty and numb. I barely laugh. It's not depression just emptiness. I think i hate myself, who I am underneath the mask. A wiggling, shifting thing that will conform to anything to get what it wants. It's ugly.

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u/Big-Debate-5618 — 7 days ago
▲ 2 r/decaf

I've cut caffeine before but only for a few months at a time. In general I feel better, more consistent energy, less anxiety (which is a big problem for me), feeling more present and grounded.

I'm also going sugar free which I've noticed by day 3 or 4 it severely impacts my caffeine sensitivity. Last time I went sugar free I had to quit both coffee and tea I was very sensitive to it.

This time I'm doing both at once. Ready for the hell of withdrawals lol

Chocolate doesn't bother me so I'll be drinking decaf coffee, herbal tea, and homemade sugar free hot chocolate. I love the comfort and ritual of making a mug of something hot so I'll be keeping up with the habit.

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u/Big-Debate-5618 — 12 days ago