I don’t have good friends right now. I let them get away with so much stuff that hurts me, and when I bring issues up to them, they make excuses, and I just go with it because I tend to assume that I’m the problem to make things easier for everyone.
I like beating around the bush, and I like it when difficult conversations are over. And usually that comes with me losing my own dignity and letting people just step all over me.
How can I be better at telling people when they hurt me, and defend myself when excuses are made instead of just resorting to “I understand, I need to change my thinking” (btw ik that some issues do just involve changing thinking but like these friends are genuinely so toxic, it’s a different situation) ?