It probably sounds like a cliche, but that’s something that high school teaches you. People are mean.
Don’t get me wrong, there are good and nice people as well, but it’s where you learn (if not earlier) that some people will set out to hurt or denegate you just for fun or cruelty.
It’s not an entirely bad message as it sets you up for adulthood, but it is a painful one.
Hi! I’m Madison, the f**ked up daughter of high achieving parents and amazing siblings. I have extreme social anxiety/panic attacks, am, at best, average in so many ways, and feel like a failure most of the time. But enough about me, how are you? :)
OK, so like my go to setting is self-hate/defensive but I’m not a bad person, just someone who is bad at personing. If you reach out to me then expect all teeth and claws and nastiness and spite. It’s my default setting. I wish it wasn’t. But it is. Please know that but try anyway.
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