The truth is far more complicated, but when you live in a world of mirrors, the truth is always distorted. Too often, it’s what we choose to see while ignoring all the inconvenient bits, the nagging details that distort our view. We crave clarity, and so we lie to ourselves. And what I’ve told myself these last sixteen years is that Diana Ward destroyed me, when in truth, I did it to myself.
Displacing the responsibility of yoir iwb shirtcimings onto others to avoid feeling dustain or resejtnenht towards yourself...sekf preservation and detraction from shame
