I know you're trying to help me.

It hurts.

I know you don't, know how it hurts me.

I know you want me to overcome.

It hurts.

I'll mask.

People don't leave as often now.

But it still hurts.

I have a friend. I won't do anything to upset him.

He did something to upset me. It hurt, I showed it.

Why won't he play with me again?

I'm a teenager now. I can learn more complex topics. It doesn't hurt as much.

I love knowledge. I love video games.

Your impulsive behavior is confusing to me.

I've learned if it hurts too much, and I show that. You'll leave too.

I'm sorry, I don't want to be disappointed again. I'll leave you.

I have no friends. I feel safe now.

I have people who say things to me.

How do I connect? What do I say?

I'm a young adult now.

Desperate to have a friend, and unaware of my own emotional desperation for a friend.

A friend came. I didn't let myself become upset. He stayed.

He hurt me. I didn't left myself become upset.

I don't think he knows.

He seems scared. He did something wrong.

I can't pretend like it didn't hurt anymore.

How do I show I'm upset?

I'm upset.

He's gone now.

I had more friends than I can count.

It hurt, I didin't show I was upset.

I have no friends. I have PTSD.

It hurts.

How do I overcome this?

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