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I Pushed Them Away
There are some moments you don’t realize you’re ruining until it’s too late. Some people you don’t know you’ll miss until they’ve stopped trying. And sometimes, it’s not because they changed. It’s because your fear spoke louder than their love.
That’s the quiet, unspoken tragedy of insecurity—it convinces you to self-sabotage in the name of self-preservation.
Maybe it started small. You asked them too many questions, “Where were you?” “Who were you with?” Not out of curiosity, but from a fear they’d replace you. You needed constant reassurance, not because they gave you reason to doubt, but because your past taught you not to trust stability.
And in the process of trying to protect yourself, you wore them out. Slowly. Quietly. Until one day, they stopped answering. Not because they didn’t love you, but because they were tired of trying to prove it every day.
Insecurity can make you act out of character. You become suspicious, needy, or distant. You check their tone, overthink their pauses, and read into harmless texts. You believe you’re being abandoned even when you’re being loved.
And when that belief becomes stronger than the truth, you act in ways that push people away. It’s not that you meant to. It’s just that fear got the final say.
The worst part is when the dust settles and you realize what you lost. A friend who genuinely cared. A partner who tried. An opportunity you were good enough for but couldn’t believe you deserved. And the silence that follows isn’t just about them leaving, it’s the sound of regret echoing in your chest.
But healing begins with honesty. You can’t change what you don’t confront. If you’ve lost something or someone because of your insecurity, know this: you’re not alone. Many have been there. And many have made it back.
The goal isn’t to become perfect; it’s to become aware. To pause when your fears start to speak louder than the facts. To remind yourself that love isn’t something to be earned through anxiety, but embraced through trust.
Real growth starts when we stop blaming others for walking away and start asking what made us push them in the first place. There’s strength in accountability, and healing in humility.
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