There is someone in my life that I would like to save. I'd like to pull this person out of their circumstances, show them how loved they are, and help them restart a life on their own.
I want them to believe in themselves like I believe in them.
I want them to have the kind of love in life that they truly deserve.
I want them to have things that make them happy, just for themselves, not for anyone else, and not because someone else told them that it was (or was not) okay to have them.
I've wanted this for a long time. I've tried to talk with this person on many occasions about my concerns about their partner and how I see this person's identity slowly being absorbed as the other person keeps gaining more control.
I've tried so many times to help. I've laid awake at night and worried about this person. I've talked with a therapist who specializes in co-dependent relationships to see what an approach would be.
I'd do just about anything to make this person's life better. I'd do just about anything to see this person's light shine again.
But I've been told repeatedly that this person is happy. That they want the life they are in. That they love the chaos. That I am worrying too much.
Unfortunately, because I'm an empath, I KNOW I am not worrying too much. I know - because I can feel it - how wrong things actually are. I know - because it's pretty damn hard to tell an empath a lie - that this person's partner lies all the time, about little and big things; about important and unimportant things. I know it is a pathology, and I know that's not healthy for this person.
And I've had to accept that I cannot do more than I have done.
I stand at the ready to help if that call ever comes. I still listen and support and share and love.
But I can't save this person. And it breaks my heart.
Have you had experiences like this? I'd love to hear about it.
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