nox @noxwithin

Close enough to hurt. Far enough to lose yourself. Mars Joined February 2025

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nox @noxwithin

5 hours ago

Autistic kids will casually ask why a social rule exists, and halfway through explaining it you realize you’ve followed it your whole life without ever questioning why.

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The hardest part about being with an avoidant isn’t the silence. It’s realizing they’d rather lose you than sit through one uncomfortable conversation. They’ll call it “protecting their peace,” but what they’re really protecting is the avoidance. And by the time they walk away, you’re left holding the damage.

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Bill G. Wolcott | Author @billgwolcott

8 hours ago

You are capable of learning something today that changes the next ten years of your life.

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nox @noxwithin

8 hours ago

Narcissistic mother: “I guess I’m just a terrible mother!” Translation: “I can’t handle being held accountable, so I’ll make you feel guilty for hurting my feelings instead of addressing how I hurt you.”

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nox @noxwithin

9 hours ago

Heartbreak is fucking humiliating. Imagine lying awake at night, stomach in knots, replaying every moment, wondering how you could love someone so deeply while they made you feel so disposable. You feel sick remembering how hard you tried, how much you believed, how genuinely you thought you were loved. And now you’re left grieving someone who made you feel stupid for ever believing it was real.

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nox @noxwithin

9 hours ago

CPTSD doesn’t make you broken. It makes your body faster at detecting threat than most people need to be.

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nox @noxwithin

10 hours ago

They call it “communication” when they want to re-litigate the past. They call it “moving on” when you bring up something they did.

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nox @noxwithin

10 hours ago

@billgwolcott exactly.

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nox @noxwithin

11 hours ago

The hardest part of healing from a narcissistic parent is realizing that the person you kept trying to make proud was the same person making you feel like you were never enough.

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nox @noxwithin

11 hours ago

@Saodami1 Hey, I’m short of comment right now okay 😂

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Ayilola of Nigeria /Laptop Guy 🩺 🇳🇬 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @silverpenydr

11 hours ago

Omo, content creating is not a small job ooo! Like, who send me this work? 😭😭😭

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Pushkin @anyiam_daniel

13 hours ago

The worst part of anxiety isn’t the panic. It’s the hours before it arrives when your body already knows something your mind still denies.

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Bill G. Wolcott | Author @billgwolcott

13 hours ago

Sometimes the clearest sign isn't what the narcissistic person does. It's how much of yourself you have gradually stopped being around them.

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nox @noxwithin

13 hours ago

CPTSD makes “I’m fine” the safest sentence you know how to say.

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nox @noxwithin

13 hours ago

Narcissists remember every detail of a story they invented, then swear on your life that you’re the one who forgot what really happened.

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nox @noxwithin

14 hours ago

@Saodami1 Yes

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nox @noxwithin

15 hours ago

If you keep going back to the same person who hurts you, this is for you. Why Do I Keep Going Back? is about attachment, intermittent reinforcement, and why unhealthy relationship patterns are so hard to leave. Free to read with Kindle Unlimited.  amazon.com/dp/B0HMM1X7MN

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nox @noxwithin

14 hours ago

Recovery from CPTSD and avoidant patterns isn’t becoming someone who never pulls away. It’s becoming someone who comes back.

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nox @noxwithin

14 hours ago

CPTSD can make you leave before they can leave you, even when they’re not leaving.

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Pushkin @anyiam_daniel

17 hours ago

I’ve stopped waiting to feel ready. Anxiety doesn’t care if I’m ready. Depression doesn’t care if I’m ready. Loneliness doesn’t care if I’m ready. So I move through them anyway.