an empty shell

My best guess is that every single event that occurs within the spacetime of our universe is imprinted onto the fabric of said universe. Not only that but every possible action taken by an object is r…

A Narcissus is an empty shell with no real existence — "A Narcissus, such as Ovid's Narcissus, is someone who thinks he has found himself by looking in the mirror. His life consists in searching for his reflection in the gaze of others. The other exists, …

What... did the fog just lift? Am I... done??! Or at least... okay being done? — I don't know what happened. 2.5 yr relationship. The last 1.5 years have been not great, the last 4 months REALLY bad because I dropped my (usually very strong) boundaries which he saw as weakness and…

"When trust is lost, traumatized people feel that they belong more to the dead than to the living." — "The sense of safety in the world, or basic trust, is acquired in earliest life in the relationship with the first caretaker. Originating with life itself, this sense of trust sustains a person throug…

A year after discard — It has been more than a year since a very toxic relationship that completely destroyed me psychologically. Back then, I lost myself. My confidence, my self-esteem, my dignity—everything was broken. It…

Feeling like you have no worth as a person — I think I might be genuinely worthless. It just seems like no matter what I do it’s never good enough. I was never good enough for anyone. I’ve been taken advantage of enough times that I no longer fe…

Similar situation here, too. By the end of my marriage, I was an empty shell of a person and didn’t even recognize myself anymore. I’m happy we both managed to escape but like you, my only regret is…

I always felt that since they don't have any capacity to harbor any kind of true feelings that they're just an empty shell. A narcissist void if you will.

I feel like an empty shell of a person. I'm not surviving. I'm already dead. I wish it would all just end already.

It's kind of like they do things just because it needs to be done, not because they want to / enjoy things. Time and time again I heard "There is no happiness, only grim enjoyment" or "I do what needs…

So in short, your relationship is an empty shell of what once was. Okay, then leave. If you’re letting the relationships you’ve built and the connections you’ve made throughout the relationship stop y…

No, it’s not dangerous in the way people make it sound. The whole idea of entities harming you or taking over your body is one of the biggest misconceptions. You’re not leaving your body like an empty…