If you don't know yet, Halsey released a new single titled "Without Me" and yes, it is as good as it seems.

It is definitely about having a relationship in the public eye and how that affects it so it is safe to say that this song is about her recent relationship with G-Easy.

The song is emotional and strong and Halsey said that she "cried the whole time [she] recorded it" which makes it a very personal track for her.

I have been listening to it non-stop for like a day now, so I have to rant about it.

I don't have much to say about the song itself, to be completely clear, because I really don't think of music in terms of the technicalities but I'm more interested in what the song talks about and what we should take away from it.

The song talks about how she was there for the person and helped them recover and become a better, stronger version of themselves and ultimately, she was taken advantage of and how she didn't even realize that the person's struggles were becoming a part of hers.

I think it is important to address that in relationships, be it platonic or romantic but more emphasis on romantic really, we are expected to be there for the other person 24/7, be their support system, and be responsible to bring about a positive change on that person.

I could add precarious gender dynamics to the mix; women are supposed to emotionally support their partner's needs and wants and basically put themselves second in a relationship for it to be valid. Women are told to sacrifice their needs for their partner's because that is what love is supposed to be like.

That is not even close to what love is supposed to be like (and that is another article topic that I should address) but that is what we see in movies, tv shows, social media, basically every outlet that talks about love.

When a person feels that their own mental health is in danger of being unbalanced by the presence of another person, no matter how important they are, they should extract themselves from them.

I'm not saying that don't talk to people who you think that you should help. On the contrary, I'm saying that to properly help and support people you want to, you must be sure that it isn't going to drastically change your own hold of yourself.

Haven't you heard of "you can only love someone if you love yourself?" I don't know if I agree with it completely but there is a grain of truth to it. The best position to be in when you need to support someone is always when you are the calmest, most happy, and most secure version of yourself.

So, yes my main point - getting back to that - is Halsey shows us that sometimes it's better to extract yourself from a situation that puts you at risk, mentally or physically. Sometimes, it is actually them and not you.