Episode notes

Have you ever held onto a fantasy about someone...clinging to the hope that if you just loved them enough, they’d finally change?

In this episode of Diary Detours, I’m reading a free verse poem I wrote about feeling manipulated by someone I deeply cared for. I use the image of arrows to describe how their behavior repeatedly wounded me, and how I kept coming back for more, hoping the next time would be different. This is about breaking that cycle, accepting reality, and taking them off the pedestal I once put them on.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

  • A free verse poem about manipulation, false kindness, and emotional control
  • Using the metaphor of “arrows” to describe repeated hurt and betrayal
  • Why we sometimes fantasize about a person’s potential instead of seeing who they ... 
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Keywords
inner healingmental health awarenessnarcissistic abuseemotional abusehealing from abusetoxic familyjournal practicefearJournaling for healingJournaling for mental healthmanipulation