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Stop! by thematthewknot
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  • Post category:Feelings and Emotions / Mental health / Positive change
  • Post published:April 8, 2017

You don’t have to take abuse from anyone. No-one deserves to be abused. You are allowed to walk away, to stick up for yourself, to say “I understand that you are hurting, but I can’t allow it to hurt me in return.”

Source: Hurt people hurt people @ My So-Called Chaos: Life, love, and Everyday Insanity.

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Tags: emotions, feelings, mental health, positive thinking

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