Anachronism wrote:
I was re-reading my old posts here, and noticed a deadly pattern of setting my self up for failure by assuming I will fail. I think it's that I can always choose failure and know how it will end. I can try with all my might to succeed and still fail, which is out of my control, so why not fail, which in that case would be within my control?
I gotta let go of my need to control everything. I also need to learn how to adjust and adapt to unknown or unexpected situations better. It's a setback. Failure is predictable. Success is not. So what, I cant bounce back from a tribulation and find another option? Hell maybe even if consequences make what my heart was set out on no longer an option, that doesn't mean I cant find something even better. I have to be less stubborn, less rigid, need to be more resilient and roll-will-the-punches.
My bf pointed out how I always assume the worst and that by believing I will suck, I make it so. Self-fulfilling prophecy. I think hes right. I love him so much tbh! He was telling me about how he met a friend of his at her lowest point, and is proud with how far shes come. He thinks he played a part, unsure if hes just feeding his ego, but I think he truly cares.
So many people root for others as a means to an end. Itll boost their social status, make then look good, give them praise, but its not truly for the other person. Sometimes I still doubt my bf truly cares but I have no real evidence he doesn't. He beats himself up for his friend's suicide as he wonders if he could have saved him (I'm unsure of that, but I mean, it's a personal issue, I dont think it's my right to tell him how to feel). He also said a death of another friend was devastating in that he passed b4 he really could have helped him change for the better.
I really dont want to disappoint him. I mean I quit doing drugs b/c it bothered him that I wasnt being responsible, like really I just want to be my best self b/c i do not want to hurt him. But I know I cannot live my life for him, because co-dependency isn't healthy. What would I do without him? I have to hold myself on my own, do this for me, but hes certainly inspiration.
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Like, I know people who bitch at me because I'm not doing what I "should" be doing. He does it all because he cares. Holy shit I love him.
I think of how Tori Amos said those you love the most turn on you, arent really there for you, and those who remain royal and genuinely root for you are rare. Idk I think that's why hes so special. Tired of cornflake people. Hangin with the raisin people