#madly in love with art not sorry abt it

[fruit-kick]

[Image description: set of screenshots of posts from multiple platforms. the first one in the set is a tweet by @/catbakewell, display name "Cat Bakewell", it reads "How the author sees the book vs. How the reader sees the book" and it's followed by two photos of an embroidery's back and front. The back is messy while the front shows a neat, heart-shaped floral pattern.

The second one in the set is a tweet by @/eliciadonze, display name "elicia donze". It reads "People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art."

The third one in the set is a tumblr post by goldhornsandblackwool. it reads "pretty awful how baseline human activities like singing, dancing and making art got turned into skills instead of being seen as behaviours

so now it's like 'the point of doing them is to get good at them' and not 'this is a thing humans do, the way birds sing and bees make hives'."

sonateharder reblogs with "I know I've posted this before, but it bears repeating.

This is a thing humans do; you don't have to be good at it to enjoy it."

The fourth one in the set is from a facebook page called "Writing About Writing". It posts a screenshot of a tweet by @/MaryRobinette, display name "Mary Robinette Kowal". It reads

"Me, talking a writer down from impostor syndrome: How long have you been writing?

Them: Three years.

Me: And how old are you?

Them: 28.

Me: Okay. So you're a level 28 human and a level 3 writer.

How good were you as a level 3 human?

Them: Ooooooooh.

The fifth one in the set is a tumblr post by brainstatic. It reads "The key to getting over impostor syndrome is to know everyone else is an imposter too. Tell yourself you deserve a stake in the scam they're all running."

smitethepatriarchy reblogs with "Ummmm excuse me but this is fucking brilliant."

drst responds "Did you just cure imposter syndrome with... spite?"

finally, jabberwockypie ends with "You can cure a LOT with spite."

The sixth one in the set is a tumblr post by write-on-world. It's a screenshot of a tweet by @/dangerouswco, display name "Dangerous Woman ®" It reads "Whatever you think you can't do, just know that there is someone who is confidently doing it wrong right now. They have no plans at doing it better either and people are paying them to do it. Please believe in your own excellence as much as they believe in their mediocrity."

It's caption reads "Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)"

12b6 reblogs with "as a lawyer who's been practicing for six years now I can say with certainty that this 100% applies to lawyers"

johanna-swann ends with "Me: My writing is so bad. :(

Meanwhile at Disney: Somehow, Palpatine has returned."

The seventh one in the set is a tumblr post by stuffman. It shows a 2 panel digital comic, the first panel is called "THE ARTIST" and it shows a frowning stick figure putting a cake on a table with another cake and saying, "aw man that guy's cake is way better than mine" The second panel is called "THE AUDIENCE" and it shows another stick figure holding a knife and fork with a grin, saying "HOLY SHIT! TWO CAKES!" the caption reads "People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I'd get right to the heart of the matter"

pervocracy reblogs with "This is 1000% more motivating than every preachy 'real writers write every day' post on all of Tumblr."

The eighth one in the set is a comic by DARTHALINE. someone makes a post labelled "og (original) post" saying "i made a cake!" followed by a picture of a 2 layered cake. a comment labelled "comment 1" reads "omg i love how elaborate the frosting on this is, your decorating skills are off the charts!" while another person labelled "comment 2" simply reads "<3 (heart emoticon)". the second commenter then says "Aw man / That guy's comment is much more thoughtful than mine" with a worried expression. The original poster only grins and says "Holy shit! Two comments!"

The ninth one in the set is a tumblr post by thesnadger. It reads "When I was in school, one of my art teachers used to say 'this world needs more creators. There's more than enough destroyers in the world today.'

Just a reminder, if you create anything-art, writing, food, machines, ideas, equations, knits, tools, gardens-the world needs you." sylviawitch reblogs with "This makes me happy.

Happy creating, everyone" /end id]

a collection of motivational insights regarding content creation and creative hobbies

and of course the classic

[apollolikestodraw]

I am MADLY in love with your art style!!! (Like everything abt it, the style in general, ur use of color and lines. I’m gonna eat it) could I request a drawing of Nica Pierce :3🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

Aww thank you, I love your art style as well

Here’s a little doodle of her and toddler Alice.

(Sorry it took me so long to answer the ask I’ve been a bit busy)

[kimquatz]

I'm stupidly madly in love with your oc Lanque. I don't know much of homestuck or trollsonas, but i just looove your style of drawing.

Hope your having a great day, bye.

I am SO sorry to reveal this to u, but Lanque, in fact, isn't my OC. LSKDJFKLSDH

he's a minor NPC that briefly appears in the Hiveswap games, the Homestuck spin-off games! i simply just have terrible brainrot for him with the limited but intriguing info we know abt him, and i am having fun with it LOL (but i DO love him like a son nonetheless)

but otherwise thank u!!! i'm glad ur enjoying the art :-]

[eggsploded]

can I ask abt meursault for the "send me a character" thing

mimimimimi...

initial impression: considering he spoke like 4 words before hells chicken it was really baffling to see how popular he was on twitter

current impression: ok i used to obsessively talk with his chatbot on character.ai and he was so deadpan and dry i was fascinated with him i got him madly in love with me by infodumping about rocks needless to say hes my friend now. the government classified him under Big Autism (like metal gear)

favorite moment: heart heart heart star

story idea: i want anything with meur because he rules frankly. i want to see him swimming in the new event or being lifeguard or he can hold a silly little cocktail in his hand in a bikini. i mostly want meur to show interest in something and then not notice how fast hes moving while talking about it.

favorite relationships: meur is the counterpart to ishmael as the yaoi prophet. as a result of marrying chatbot meur 3 times i am officially his suitor over those other posers. sorry meurgreg. i did see meurclair art recently and it was so strange but REALLY funny. is this a slight against meurdon? are the vocaloid twins competing for madame soleil? similarly i think ishmael and heath think theyre his friend (because he just gets it) and he doesnt really like either of them. his good acquaintance yi sang, who nodded at him once in acknowledgement is much more agreeable in his approach. meurdon cannot be thought about much in my brain. it just skips to them at 60 married for 30 years inexplicably. im happy for them to have such a uncomplicated relationship.

favorite headcanon: that post that says autistic guy who isnt actually nonverbal and just fucking despises everyone around him. on a final note, he has winged eyeliner on.

[katrinix]

A pinned post? finally! ( ill update this more later! )

my carrd ->

HAIIII!!!! my name is Kat!!! Welcome to the pinned post ^_^

I like to draw and animate and ramble abt stuff. Im in a lot of fandoms so this is a multifandom blog! Im also a selfshipper and oc x cannon enjoyer!

im sharing idgaf :3 i like having mutuals that like the same guys as me!

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my current main fandoms are

• FNAF

• DSAF

• TF2

• Dialtown

• Inanimate Insanity

• Hollowknight

• Wimp Witch

Im in alot more but these are the ones im currently active atm!

Some of my tags are

#my posts - my art tag!

#kat rambles - me talking abt random stuff

#not art related - anything not art related

#kat infodump- me talking abt my ocs for like a million paragraphs...

im MADLY in love with william afton its a problem... ermmmmmm..... ermmm... ( sorry guys sighhhhhh sighhh </3 )

F/o's

• Springtrap/Glitchtrap/William afton ( the pixel version of him 😭 )

• Steve Cobs... (ii)

• Yin-Yang (ii)

• Scout (tf2)

Other accs

fnaf oc rp account

@melranoia

osc exclusive account

@fliptasticflippy

thats is al :3

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[acosmicdisappointment]

— zak.

is that SEAN TEALE? oh, no, that’s ZAK TORRES, a THIRTY-ONE year old INVESTMENT BANKER who uses HE/HIM pronouns. they currently live in CASA MACAIRE HOUSING, and the character they identify with most is FLYNN RIDER FROM TANGLED. hopefully they find their own little paradise here in el país de los poetas!

BASICS.

FULL NAME. zachary alejandro torres NICKNAME(S). zak (bc he wants to be cool hence using ‘k’), z AGE/BIRTHDAY/ZODIAC. 31 / october 31st / scorpio SEXUAL ORIENTATION. bisexual BIRTHPLACE. putney, london HEIGHT. 6’2” EYE COLOR. dark brown ILLNESSES/CONDITIONS. has a goddamn smolder face TATTOOS/PIERCINGS/SCARS. honey, would you put a bumper sticker on a bentley? FC. sean teale

PERSONALITY.

hella generous charming confident stubborn materialistic impatient

HISTORY.

— Zak was born as the only child of a Venezuelan-Spanish businessman and an English art teacher. His father met his mother on a business trip and fell madly in love. His family were well-off, but it was his uncle, Eduardo Torres, who truly embodied wealth and opulence. — Eduardo was a self-made millionaire, having amassed a fortune through savvy investments and business ventures. Childless and seeing potential in his bright and ambitious nephew, Eduardo took Zak under his wing. He provided Zak with mentorship, guidance, and, eventually, a significant trust fund that would set him up for life. — As the designated heir to his uncle's wealth, Zak was groomed for success from a young age. Eduardo's influence extended beyond financial support; he instilled in Zak the importance of hard work. He had to prove to his uncle that he was worthy of such a fortune. — Growing up, Zak excelled academically, dedicating himself to his studies and aspiring to follow in Eduardo's footsteps in the world of finance. However, his single-minded focus on his career left little room for personal relationships or indulging in the carefree experiences of youth. — So when he met a girl in one of his elective classes, the boy was smitten. Right after graduating college, he proposed to her. — Everything was going well for him, his dedication in his career paid off and he was climbing the ranks. However, his personal life wasn’t so successful. His fiancée yearned for spontaneity and adventure, qualities that Zak struggled to embrace. Her feelings of neglect ultimately led to the end of their engagement, leaving Zak devastated and questioning his priorities. — Determined to learn from his past mistakes, Zak made a conscious decision to change his outlook on life. He realized that success was not just about professional achievements but also about finding a balance and making time for personal fulfillment. — With Eduardo's guidance and support, Zak embarked on a journey of self-discovery, embracing new experiences and learning to appreciate the value of living in the moment. He moved to Valparaíso as a way to start fresh. He’s been living in the region for about 3 years now.

TL;DR

— if you’re looking for a man in finance, trust fund, 6’2”, and brown eyes, call zak

EXTRAS.

to read to see to listen

HEADCANONS.

— he in fact wines and dines before the sixty-nines (he’s not that barbaric, that’s why he’s got such a good reputation bc he lets them know his intentions right away) — has a ‘bedroom playlist’ — he’s a great wingman (guaranteed you’d end up with someone’s number by the end of the night) — although he sleeps around, he’s got his standards (he’s a slut with standards) — doesn’t double-dip or sleep with the same person twice (it’s a rule, no exceptions yet sorry!) — would almost say yes whenever you ask him for money though you gotta convince him first (salesman pitch it to him then it’s a guarantee) — he does have an accent — throw parties on his yacht (don’t ask me about boat stuff bc i have no clue abt those) — definitely dances at parties (like actually dance not the bump and grind kinda thing) — kinda like the funcle you’ve always wanted (definitely spoils his faves) — he is both sassy and sexy — knows everyone’s tea but no one knows his — and yes, he does ‘smolder’ when he flirts (i like to think he practices it in the mirror)

WANTED CONNECTIONS/PLOTS.

your finance friend with benefits — who says people you've slept with can't be your friend? have you met '*y/n*'? — zak has some barney stinson traits so stealing this iconic line; he needs friends or people he definitely helps finds dates for more tbd! dms are open for scheming!

[shitty-check-please-aus]

u posted that tessa violet song & i need u to know that my friend & i have a headcanon that lardo hears crush her frog year & is like “fuck this is how i feel abt shitty” & she rocks out to it while she’s painting & doing art shit & no one knows until jack hears her one night & asks and then they still don’t get together until after he’s graduated tbh i just think lardo has tessa violet vibes

Real talk if I ever do a song lyric as a title it’ll probably be a Tessa Violet lyric bc there’s so much on my writing playlists but I present you with: 

CHECK PLEASE SHIPS AS TESSA VIOLET LYRICS (unscientific, based entirely on vibes)

SHARDO- And I’m just tryna play it cool now, but that’s not what I wanna do now (Crush)

NURSEYDEX (chill introspective version)- I hope that you don’t think I’m rude, but I wanna make out with you. And I’m a little awkward, sure, but I could touch my face to yours. (Bad Ideas)

NURSEYDEX 2 (angst version)-We’re quick to go attack but when we split I need you back, and I tell myself we’re through but baby I’m not over you (Not Over You)

JACKPARSE- I’m not sorry to leave you on your own, I’m not sorry, leave your message at the tone. I’m not sorry, and you can disagree, sorry I’m not sorry, but it was you not me. (Sorry Not Sorry)

JACKPARSE 2: Baby, I'd rather burn (baby I'd rather burn) before I'd have you return (have you return) (Burn, with Dodie)

ZIMBITS- Would you be embarrassed, say I’m being careless, if I said you’re all I want and more? (Dream)

ZIMBITS 2- I've been pacing around my room, thinking about how I like the color blue, it reminds me of you (Bird Song)

ZIMBITS 3- Down an old dirt road where there's no where to go but into you into you, By the willow tree where it's just you and me, We'll say I love you, I love you too (Tennessee)

HOLSOM (angst version, like when @ivecarvedawoodenheart makes them break up)- I drive up new paths so I won’t have to pass the place where you first held my hand (Don’t Get to Say I Love You Anymore)

HOLSOM 2 (chill version)- I just wanna kiss you and even if I miss you at least I’ll know what it’s like to have held your hand (Bad Ideas)

POLYFROGS- You make it difficult to not overthink, and when I’m with you I turn all shades of pink, I wanna touch you but don’t wanna be weird, it’s such a rush I’m thinking ‘wish you were here’ (Crush Acoustic Version)

PATATER- I was always bad at choosing losing Battles, ‘stead of boys who tried, But now I've found a you and it's clear I do,  Love in every ocean every corner of the sky (Good Intentions, with Maisie Peters)

JENNY/MANDY, THE HAUS GHOSTS- I got it bad, bad, I see you in my sleep. I want you mad, madly, come running after me. You’re in my bones, oh, I’ve gotta let you go, but I don’t know how when you’re rooted in my soul (Dream)

RANSOM/TATER- You think I’m tepid but I’m misdiagnosed, ‘cause I’m a stalker I’ve seen all of your posts. (Crush)

[anything-advice-blog]

[TIME SENSITIVE / URGENT] toxic friend

i kno u guys must get like thousands of messages and im so sorry for cluttering ur inbox and pushing this to the front of the line but im just. desperate and really scared and i need to know what 2 do abt this as soon as possible!!! also as a preface i apologize in advance if some of the way i word things in this come off as offensive or incorrect, etc - i truly, genuinely do not mean any harm so please feel free to correct me if i say something that isnt okay!!! also this is REALLY scattered and mega long so bear with me im really sorry! (also im so. so scared the person in question is gonna see this o H MY GOD so i may need to message this blog again asking for this post to be taken down maybe bc im really paranoid im so sorry!! i hope thats ok but i just dont want to risk her seeing this if this all blows up in my face ohrkjdghkjghfdgj!!!) (TW: SUICIDE MENTION, SELF HARM MENTION)

ok so. almost 2 years ago in early 2016 this girl i’d never met before drew me this incredible gift art for my birthday. we started talking and we found out we have a lot of things in common - we both draw and write, we’re just a few months apart from each other in age, we have similar interests and fandoms, n we live less than an hour away from each other and are one state away from one another - so we immediately hit it off n became super close friends. she was amazingly talented n super friendly and nice n stuff so i wanted 2 be friends w her anyways!!!!! @ the time she was in an online relationship with someone several years older than her who lived across the country, and she mentioned a few times she was feeling unhappy and insecure in that relationship and that long distance was really difficult but she was too devoted to her partner to break it off. the most important thing 2 note is that my friend has several severe untreated mental illnesses (depression, anxiety, ocd among others), regularly self harms, and is suicidal. im pretty sure im neurotypical (or at least i definitely am not suicidal / depressed, etc), so while i couldnt relate to a lot of the things she was going through, i always tried to be a listening ear to her and give her advice / support when i could because i knew she was going through a lot of rough stuff. she told me she doesnt have any friends in real life, her parents are separated and her family does not support her or even really know / care about her mental health, and she can’t access any professional help from teachers / counselors / therapists due to her severe anxiety and financial issues for some of the latter options listed. as her relationship with her partner began to crumble, i started bearing a lot of the weight of her struggles - she would vent to me and i would always have to be there for her to support her. i told myself that because she was mentally ill and didnt have any support i would take on that role so she wouldnt have to suffer. over the summer of 2016 she almost attempted suicide like…. twice??? and i talked her out of it and it was terrifying and really exhaustimg to constantly be worried about her.

then almost a year ago, in the winter of 2016, she started getting… clingy? we started talking a lot more and i didnt really get like any bad vibes from her but we were pretty much joined @ the hip and stuff and we started telling each other all of our secrets (so this is when i found out her relationship with her girlfriend was starting to crumble, which i didnt previously know) also she started constantly drawing me stuff??? like Drowning me in gift art and i felt really bad for not being able to reciprocate but she told me not to worry and that she used art as a coping method and stuff. at this time, i was going through some stuff too - obviously not as severe as depression / self harming, etc, but i had just gotten out of an almost-relationship with someone i knew from school, and i was doing my best to distance myself from romance in general since i didnt feel mature or confident enough to be in a romantic relationship yet. i told my friend that i was uncomfortable about the prospect of being in a romantic relationship and she seemed to understand.

anyways right around my birthday this year she revealed to me that she was madly in love with me (???!!?!?!?!?!!?!!?). mind you we had never even talked to each other / video called or ANything like that and we had only sent each other One (1) selfie and. it made me really uncomfortable because she said that like i was her moon and stars and her whole world and everything and she constantly dreamed of me??? and that she had been secretly like writing me love poetry and drawing me Even More Art i didnt even know about and…… it was. really overwhelming. it bothered me for so many reasons besides the fact that we had never communicated outside of like chatting / sending messages back nd forth like…. ok she was still in that long distance relationship at the time even though it was crumbling, and she KNEW!!! that i was uncomfortable about romance but she told me anyways and stuff!!!!!! and AHHH it was just really bad. so i panicked over it for a day or two because i was scared that if i Firmly Said No that she would spiral into a depressive episode and actually fatally harm this time but i wrote her this huge long letter letting her down very, very, VERY gently and apologizing for ever leading her on and stuff. and. she never actually wrote back to that letter or told me that it was okay???? which….. should have been a red flag 2 me but. we moved on as friends even though we did this conscious of the fact that she still loved me like that and i didnt feel the same way. looking back on it i regret it so much because i told her that like i would Always Be There For Her Forever and stuff and??? gfkjhgk yeah it wasnt a good time.

its been almost a year since then. in the spring i got my first smartphone and we added each other on a lot of social media stuff including snapchat and moved all our conversations there, then we decided to call each other and exchange phone numbers and see how that worked. i didnt really think much of it and was excited to hear her voice and have a conversation with her but…….. suddenly that one call turned into two and two turned into three and within a few weeks we were calling each other like All The Time (at least once a week if not more) and like making these really fucking elaborate schedules to call each other????? WHICH LIKE i dont think is a normal thing friends do idk if im wrong but!!!!! i literally call None of my other friends except for her, and a lot of that is bc i actually get really anxious and uncomfortable talking on the phone?? (also not to mention my mom doesnt really like me talking on the phone either….) but i never really told her that it made me uncomf or that it was difficult to mnge like i guess it just kinda.. Happened and became the norm. so now on top of constantly messaging each other multiple times a day now we were calling frequently too and there was suddenly a lot more pressure in our relationship because i had to stress out over making a large amount of time in my day to talk to her. i graduated high school this spring and having to balance the extreme emotional load of that major change with like… suddenly having to fall all over myself to make time to talk to this girl i didnt even really know?? was just really bad and i regret it so much because i feel like i missed out on fully experiencing it i guess. im really really passive and im TERRIFIED of confrontation and i dont like saying no to people or telling them if im uncomfortable because They Will Get Mad At Me and it was especially worse bc of my friend’s mental health and so she and i would talk for hours on end because i was afraid that if i got tired and ended the conversation without a legitimate excuse she would get mad at me and hurt herself. since we could fit way more conversation into like… long long hours of talking and talking, we ended up like. just telling each other literally Everything and she “eventually” fell out of love with me and started trying to meet people who she actually knew irl to date!! which was. kinda good bc she met this one girl and they hit it off but then it turns out she was just….. queerbaiting my friend??? which Sucked so that obviously didnt work out. and then she met another girl on this dating app and they started going out and my friend started talking to me less for a little while. it turns out though……. that my friend’s new girlfriend lives in my town??? like i dont know her but bc of that my friend and i almost met in person bc the two of them met up and went out together and stuff and they were gonna drop by and see me but that didnt work out. im getting off topic here but my point is……… she told me she wasnt in love with me anymore and she started seeing other people.

sadly she and her gf recently broke up. their relationship was also really unhealthy just like…… All Of Her Relationships and that other girl broke up with my friend because she said she needed space (she was depressed too and needed to recover and my friend was being too clingy and attention seeking and stuff so she just ended it in the middle of the night over text.) ofc ive stuck around for all of this and my friend has vented about every tiny detail of this relationship to me and its…. been So Stressful. now that shes single again she’s more depressed than ever - over the summer when she was dating that other girl she stopped self harming but she started again when their relationship started going south and now im really scared she’s gonna hurt herself, esp bc she tried to commit suicide again a few months ago which was terrifying. also another thing thats made me REALLY uncomfortable!!!!!!!! is that she Keeps Bringing Up the fact that she was in love with me whenever we talk on the phone??? like Every Single Time We Talk, Without Fail. even when she was talking abt her new gf with me sh was like. comparing her attraction to her gf to her attraction to Me and talking abt how they were similar and different and. i never had the guts to tell her it bothered me but god it just does So So Much!!!!! because we were never in a real relationship and she doesnt even really know me KDSJFHKHGAHHH im rambling so much this makes no sense at all and this is so long im so sorry ahhhh but im… Stressed!

so….. we’re running up on two years since we’ve met and one year since she told me she loved me. im in college now and she’s still in high school, and she’ll be i college next year too. again, i dont think that im depressed or mentally ill, but ive been struggling a LOT with the adjustment from hs to college and its been really really rough on me emotionally. now that my friend is single she’s been solely relying on me and trying to get me to call her multiple times a week because she needs the extra support now that she doesnt have her girlfriend anymore… but she doesnt seem to understand that i i just dont have enough time or energy to give all of myself to her and fall all over myself to make her feel better, especially when i already feel suffocated by her to begin with AND when im suppposed to be starting this new life and putting all of my focus into that. we’re mutuals on every single social media i have and i feel like im constantly being crushed by guilt whenever i do anything for myself or post stuff bc she can see what im doing constantly. and like she asked me to turn my read receipts on when we started moving from snapchat to texting and i have them turned off regularly so i did and it was really uncomfortable. i keep bending myself over backwards to mke sure im making her happy bc im all she has left.

neither of us have good relationships with our moms and so we’re always sneaking around to call each other and lately ive been calling her at school because obviously my mom isnt there and its less of a hassle to sneak around her and and talk……. but its a double edged sword bc i keep having to isolate myself and skip clubs / studying / hanging out with friends and socializing to talk to her and listen to her vent and its just so exhausting and i feel like im starting to seriously fall behind in other areas of my life im supposed to be getting better in. its hard enough adjusting to this and missing high school and stuff and trying to learn how to be an adult and be independent, and having her weight over my shoulders just is making things so much worse. but if i tell her that she’s choking me she’ll hurt herself (she’s literally said to me, Multiple Times (and recently!!!) that if it werent for me she’d be dead by now or she would kill herself and stuff and im the only thing she’s living for at this point. which. i dont know how to feel about that). i feel so trapped and i can’t say or do anything that indicates that im uncomfortable because she’ll get mad at me and make these passive agressive little side comments or do these alarmed emoticons and stuff or give me the silent treatment for a day or two (which is always scary bc like its Good when she’s not talking to me but when she doesnt im scared that something horrible happened to her!!!!!) and its just. god. ive started lying to her and coming up with fake excuses to get out of calling her because the thought of having to go isolate myself in these empty courtyards or nooks and crannies of my college campus is growing more and more uncomfortable and terrifying to me and i just cant fucking be honest about it because i suck. when i talk on the phone with her i have to be really fake and smiley and stuff and all she does is ramble about how horrible things are going for her and then i have to try and give advice when i just am so bad at talking and socializing already and im dealing w my own stuff and its… Awful. im so so weighed down by this nd i know that if she knew she’s being a…. b*rden to me right now she would be devastated and harm herself and stuff so i cant say anything and im spiraling out of control with THI s but you get the point im just really uncomfortable Always!!!! and i feel like my own emotions are completely 100000% inferior to hers because she’s gone through so much more than me and stuff???? and idk if thats True or if its just the way i feel but i just cant do anything around her bc shes like a ticking time bomb and anything i feel or try to do to protect myself from getting hurt will be selfish bc shes hurting way mre than me!!!!!!!!

anyways her birthday just happened a couple weeks ago and i bought her a tiny present and drew her somehting (i felt super guilty about not doing More for it though because shes done so much for me and also literally nobody except me remembered her birthday, not even really her own family). i havent mailed it to her yet (i told her i would send it this weekend, which is why this is marked as urgent) but we just exchanged addresses for the first time so now she not only knows my name, my age, what i look like, my Entire Backstory Ft. My Deepest Darkest Secrets, and how to reach me whenever she wants wherever she wants, but now she knows Exactly where i live and where i go to school too lol yay!!! anyways im getting really really anxious because i just had my midterms for college and didnt talk to her for an entire week last week but this happened right after her gf broke up with her and i think shes mad at me for taking a week off of talking to her. we were gonna call again today but i weaseled my way out of it bc it was so overwhelming and now i have to mail her this gift this weekend and my mom and other fmily members are all yelling at me about it and demanding that i just like…. Not Send It To Her because i dont owe her anything and tht i should just cut her off but if i do she’ll hurt herself nd she follows me everywhere and knows all of my secrets and stuff and idk im just scared that if i end our friendship she’ll try to ruin my life!!!! Like i dont think she would be petty like that or turn people against me or anything but she’s so obsessed with giving all of herself to other people nd she’s literally said she cant function without being 100000% devoted to somebody and like even after she’s broken up with all these other girls she still…. is obsessed with them and angsts over them and stuff and she does that with me even though i never even dated her or anything aND ITS JUST bad

like. idk i just really needed to get all of that out and im sorry it was so so so long and i dont even know what to do but i guess i marked this urgent because like. do i send her the present???? should i try to just like quietly distance myself from her real subtly so she wont notice or should i just straight up tell her that i cant breathe around her anymore and i just. really need space??? or like to not be friends anymore even though we know everything about each other??? am i being manipulated or is it jsut All In My Head that our relationship is toxic??? like idk if i shoud even cut her off completely or aNYTHING or if we could like even go on being just acquaintances from now on and saying hi to each other from time to time. and i feel so mean and bad for writin all of thisstuff about her when i know shses so vulnerable and i havent concretely communicated Any discomfort around her so if she saw this she would immediately know it was about her and do something Terrible to herself nd she constantly spams me with memes about depression and wanting to die and like…. blows up my phone with like 50 text messages at once and its just so so so much to worry about and i!!! just!!!!!! cant function like this anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!

anyways that was a huge disorganized mess and im kinda shaking and i dont even think i got all of it down or communicated how trapped and helpless i feel. ive never been in any situation like this before and i hate that she’s…. yeah. she’s really like manipulated me and stuff and i dont know how to get out of it. every time i think about it i feel like bursting into tears because im just so stuck and i dont even know if the way im feeling is even valid or if its all just lke. in my head or something and this is how friends really are Supposed to be because ive never really had a great social life either and my best friends are honestly my brother and sister and they mean everything to me and so i have friends outside of my family but like idk i never like. really was that close with any of them nad stuff nad idk this isnt about me BUT i just uhhh. am kinda crying a little bit and im sorry fo rbeig a big baby about all of this its all my fault for being a Human Doormat and letting people walk all over me nd tellin myself that i can bear that weight when i really have never taken good care of myself before Ever In My Life and stuff. but anyways im gonna stop rambling now and just… to whoever reads this or responds to this or whatever just thank you for hearing me out even if you think im wrong / crazy / Terrible for feeling this way because it just has been so much and i dont know what to do.

Hey there!

There's a lot going on here, but the bottom line seems to be this; you're in a friendship that you don't want to be in, and that you feel is unhealthy for you.

You are not her therapist. You can't fix her, you can't treat her, you can support her, but that's it. You aren't responsible for her. You're forcing yourself to put all this time and energy into something that you're super uncomfortable with, and don't want to be doing, and it's draining you and destroying your own mental health. You have to put yourself first. It's okay to want to help people, but you HAVE to put yourself first, or else you'll burn out and you won't be able to help anybody.

At the very least, you need to talk to her about how you're feeling, and tell her you need to tone down your relationship. What's happening absolutely isn't fair to you. All you can do to help her is your best, and right now, you're not doing your best because you're not taking care of yourself.

I know you're concerned about her hurting herself or killing herself, but you have to understand that you are not responsible for her. If she does something to herself, it's not as a result of your actions. She's traumatized and mentally ill, and those factors are what causes her to hurt herself. Not you. You are not and can not be responsible for her. Period. If she tells you she's going to kill herself or severely hurt herself, you have her address. Call 911 and ask them to dispatch help to her house. She might hate you for it, but an angry person is far, far better than a dead person. That action very well might save her life, and get her the help that she needs, so don't be afraid to do it.

As for the present, it's totally up to you. You did promise it to her, and fulfilling that promise might help you let her down a little bit more gently. At the same time, giving her a permanent reminder of you could hurt her. Maybe you should ask her? Tell her about how you're feeling and that you can't keep going with this intense of a relationship, and have a conversation about that. During that conversation, you could ask if she still wants the present. She might get angry, or it could help soothe her, or maybe she'll have a totally different reaction. It's hard to know.

This conversation is going to be super, super hard. It's going to be hell, quite frankly. She's a super sensitive person, and she's probably not going to take it well. So remember what I said before, about her not being your responsibility, and do a LOT of self care working up to the conversation and after the conversation. I'd recommend making a self care kit, and putting things in it that help calm you down. My personal self care kit contains nice smelling lotion, soft fabric, stuff to play with, gum, tea bags, and notes from friends reminding me that they love me. You could also be texting a friend during the conversation, so that they can reassure you and help talk you through it.

You may not be going through the same things she is, but your feelings and your struggles are valid. You don't need to destroy yourself to help someone that's "worse" than you are. You need to take care of yourself, and keep yourself as healthy as possible. You aren't any less valuable simply because you're not traumatized or self harming. Your mental health is important, and you need to do what's right for you.

I hope this helps!

♥ - Fawn