Who fixes broken people? Is it only other broken people, ones who've already been ruined? And do we need to be fixed? It was the messiness and hurt in our pasts that drove us, and that same hurt connected us at a subdermal level, the kind of scars written so deeply in your cells that you can't even see them anymore, only recognize them in someone else. Leah Raeder
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Who fixes broken people? Is it only other broken people, ones who've already been ruined? And do we need to be fixed? It was the messiness and hurt in our pasts that drove us, and that same hurt connected us at a subdermal level, the kind of scars written so deeply in your cells that you can't even see them anymore, only recognize them in someone else. People who have experienced betrayal and disappointment often look to those close to them for support. They often rely on those people for sympathy and understanding. However, there is a danger in this.

In order for these people to feel better, they will want to fix others who have been hurt as well. The problem with this mentality is that it takes focus away from fixing yourself. You can’t fix someone else without first fixing yourself.

Source: Unteachable

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