New filters on the Home Feed, take a look!
view details
30
Am i taking the bait?
Post Flair (click to view more posts with a particular flair)
Post Body

I posted about this before but j took it down due to heavily conflicted emotions, now i feel a bit more confident so im asking again.

A quick recap: Ive been emotionally abused and gaslit by my parents (mom and stepdad) for most of my life and my dad tried to help but suffers from his own mental health problems and just couldnt bear to keep taking this one on too. (Im not mad at him, i understand and have other stories about that) but she would demean my hobbies, my relationships, and my self worth which has led to many breakdowns about feeling isolated and having to do everything myself. This culminated in me going nuclear and moving out, then a few months later moving across the country And now that i have finally, FINALLY pushed through it and have moved out across the country for a good job and to start my career using my certifications and college experience she has began to reach out again.

Heres the root of the question. I know what love bombing is but it feels so nice to have her interest, she is asking about my life and my hobbies and how im doing and i dont want to slam the door in her face if she is really trying to change, but so many years of living in that environment with no one willing to listen and no one caring how it was tearing me apart had made me feel very cold and cynical. Like i said it feels nice and seems genuine but i still have that spark of doubt. Now that i have rounded the corner and am not relying on her approval anymore im very scared to open up to this because i feel like im going to fall into a honeypot. Any advice?

(Ps sorry if this seems disjointed my thoughts about it are a mess as im at work right now)

Author
Account Strength
100%
Account Age
8 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
19,929
Link Karma
17,790
Comment Karma
1,272
Profile updated: 9 hours ago
Posts updated: 10 months ago

Subreddit

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.
Posted
3 years ago