u/DeepBreathInLetItOut

Whatever topic tickles your fancy. It's a beautiful chill Saturday and I'm looking to have an enjoyable conversation.

I read a lot of fantasy, especially when I was younger. I noticed a reoccurring theme was a mirror that shows you your true self, not your appearance but the person you are inside. I always found it particularly annoying because I thought it was silly. We all know ourselves so why should seeing it be such a shock?

I am going through a break up. During the turbulence I ended up getting close to someone that gave me a lot of care and support but they wanted more and I am not really in the space to give it. Long story short I'm all alone now.

Being alone has given me time to really see myself. To step out of the moment and look at things from all angles. I now understand how that mirror could drive you insane. I don't like the person I became living for my ex. I don't like the person that clung so desperately to someone caring for me. I lie to myself. I toe my moral lines. I tell myself I'm entitled to a happy life when it's earned.

Was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience?