Stop proving

Some people don’t want a genuine connection with you. They don’t care about you or how they affect you and your emotions. They want a reaction from you to argue and fight with you & test your boundaries so that you pour all your energy into their messed-up situation. Don’t give it to them. I won’t play that game with anyone - not even my own family, no friend etc. has the right to think and feel that’s okay with me. they’re desperate for attention like a petulant child. They’re trying to drain your energy to sustain life. Nobody gets defensive when you set a boundary with them and communicate only toxic people do that and manipulate you emotionally and try to blame you for what they started. No response is the response. You can’t demonize what doesn’t answer you. Don’t fall into the thirst trap and get fed on.