At the same time I'm going to show you a little tutorial, because I'm bored... =/
The Good Guys Tip From a Bad Girl in Training on When Being Good Goes HORRIBLY WRONG
and the very wild peacock make-up
known as "I can't pick a shorter title" Guys and Girls Tutorial
So my mom, told me something that seemed to shape my lifestyle and turned me from this person that gives and gives into a more wiser individual: "You can't make everyone happy, not everyone is gonna be your friend and everyone isn't gonna like you."
What I mean by this is that I used to give my things away to friends that used to come over, maybe because I was a lonely kid and I wanted friends and when she said that I didn't get it... it seemed like it worked, but trying to appease others at the cost of giving myself grief wasn't worth it.
HOW TO IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEM:
1. BEING A PUSH OVER IS NOT BEING NICE
Theres a fine line between being nice and being USED. This is a pattern that will be hard to break because when you are a push over, your abuser pretty much knows that you will do whatever they want you to do.
2. WHEN YOU HAVE TO SACRIFICE YOUR NEEDS AND WANTS AND OTHER PERSON (ABUSER) IS NOT GIVING ANYTHING IN RETURN...
You are more or less being used, and a person that is has been played, knows when someone is playing them. You aren't going to realize it at first, because your good nature is trying to find every reason to defend that person ex: "They are just going through a hard time" or "They just need a little help." Believe me, been there done that. Being nice and civil to this person... theres nothing wrong with that but constantly giving... and giving, AND GOD DAMN GIVING without the person acknowledging the effort you are putting into the relationship (romantic or otherwise) means you are getting played.



