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To The Person Who Thinks They Ruined My Life

What you put me through only made me stronger.

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To The Person Who Thinks They Ruined My Life
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I'd like to let you know that contrary to what you think, I am actually doing quite well. In fact, I would say better than ever. It's funny to think about you believing that you ruined my life. I mean, don't flatter yourself. As much as I don't wish to see you or talk to you again and as miserable as you made me, all of that only made me realize how much better my life could be, and therefore, change it. Your ridiculousness has actually driven me to become the best version of me. You broke me down, but you did not ruin me. Fallen apart I could only build myself back up stronger than I had been before.

With you in my life I was no longer myself. My education was suffering terribly, I distanced myself from the people that I loved most, and I became a person that I did not even recognize and yet it took a long time for me to agree and completely cut you out of my life. My friends said they didn’t think it was a good idea to keep you in my life. With you around, my vision of myself was clouded. I tried to tell myself I was happy, but it was obvious that I wasn’t. Still, I would not say you ruined my life.

You were extremely talented in deception and manipulation, and you used that quite well. I let you into my life and then let you break me down. I thought at the time I could never pick up the pieces, but I was so wrong. With you completely cut out of my life, my grades have improved exponentially, and I once again am close with my friends. I am so much stronger today than yesterday because of all of that nonsense I dealt with.

You made me realize exactly what kind of people I do not want in my life, and for that I really can only thank you. The things that you brought into my life were toxic. Those things are qualities that I no longer tolerate or would ever want brought back into my life. I have learned so much about myself through your toxicity. My life is far better than I ever could have asked it to be. I feel like a completely different person now, in a good way. I have gained a much stronger sense of self worth and self-confidence, which is something you could never give me. I believe in the person I have become and I love the changes I have made. I think all of what you put me through only helped me better myself. I finally started caring about myself more and so with that, I can with certainty say that you absolutely, 100 percent did not ruin my life.

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