Stop Telling Me to Forgive: Why This Isn’t Helpful
“If you force yourself into forgiveness before fully feeling and moving through the layers of anger and hurt, it won’t be a clean and true forgiveness but rather a pseudo-virtuous form of bypassing and suppression.” ~Cory Muscara A while back, I was invited to a birthday party, and I was genuinely excited to go.
But then I learned that someone I no longer associate with—a former best friend—would also be attending. The news stopped me in my tracks.
This wasn’t just an “ex-friend.” She had once been one of the most important people in my life, but that changed when I went through a painful experience involving a narcissistic individual.
When I needed her most, she didn’t stand by me. Instead, she stayed silent, offering no support as I endured , invalidation, and manipulation.
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