can i get some advice on how to find/navigate healthy relationships?
since i was 12, i've been through a bunch of relatioships and friendships that were emotionally abusive or manipulative, and i only recently picked out that pattern. my recent relationship just ended, and now i'm feeling kind of hopeless of never being able to find a healthy relationship - i don't know how to be the sort of person who can stand up to people or asserts her needs in a relationship. and i'm a lesbian, so actually finding partners is a bit harder and i've definitely got a 'you don't deserve to have high standards' kind of mindset going
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since i was 12, i've been through a bunch of relatioships and friendships that were emotionally abusive or manipulative, and i only recently picked out that pattern. my recent relationship just ended, and now i'm feeling kind of hopeless of never being able to find a healthy relationship - i don't know how to be the sort of person who can stand up to people or asserts her needs in a relationship. and i'm a lesbian, so actually finding partners is a bit harder and i've definitely got a 'you don't deserve to have high standards' kind of mindset going