I've been that person, sadly more than once. I had a solid 5 years of poor choices and bad situations. Thank you for your efforts to help.
I've been that person, sadly more than once. I had a solid 5 years of poor choices and bad situations. Thank you for your efforts to help.
I'm sorry to hear that. :( We've all been there at least once or twice. But no matter what poor choices or bad situations you end up in, nobody deserves to be hurt, harassed, or taken advantage of in any way. Everyone is entitled to make their own choices about what to do with their bodies--even self destructive things--as long as they're not hurting anyone else. Full stop.
Also, I find it suspicious that nobody ever seems to think it's any of their concern when young college-aged men get blackout drunk (boys will be boys!), but they love policing young women who drink too much and calling them a "hot mess" or whatever.
Oh, SO TRUE. I remember thinking many times in my teens/early 20's that I must have a stamp on my forehead that attracted the abusive/entitled types. I don't know, maybe that's the reason that as I grew older, I became 'intimidating' to people because I had to develop a harder shell to keep the assholes out.