Well, I hope so.

Life is so much more bearable when I am able to retrain my mind, and laugh at a terrible situation afterwards. "What was I thinking? I should have left that relationship way earlier! I was an idiot." I wish my friends would have been more honest with me and told me what I probably did not want to hear at the time.

We call it rescuing when a friend saves us from self-induced abuse from a bad situation. Yes, the abuser is rotten. The victim, in a way, is also inflicting extra unnecessary abuse on themselves, and they often do not realize it until it is too late. I don't blame a wolf for biting, I warn people it is dumb to play around with wild animals. Yes, victim blaming. Victim blaming is not a term I prefer to use in my vocabulary, but I will wear it as a badge of honor if I must. I don't have to let it ruin my day. This is a hypothetical situation after all, so there is no victim.

Positive vibes to anyone reading these words. I mean no harm, and apologies if I did. I make mistakes all the time.