It's okay to dislike being touched. It does not matter if they're your parents, siblings, friends, caretakers, family members, or anyone else. You are allowed to uphold your boundaries.
“The strongest people are the ones who are still kind even after the world tore them a part.”
— Raven Emotion
When in doubt, go to the library.
-Ron Weasley about Hermione Granger
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After you leave a toxic or abusive environment, a lot of normal things are going to feel weird, and just plainly awful at the beginning. Buying that thing you've always wanted can make you feel guilty for spending money on yourself. Resting can feel a lot more like being lazy. Safety and happiness can feel so temporary, almost like you are just waiting for life to get bad again.
It's normal, it's part of the process. You will get used to be at peace. To feel joy. To be safe. I know you will<3
“I hope you fall in love with someone who never lets you fall asleep thinking you’re unwanted.”
— Unknown
taken by me
“At the end of the day, you can either focus on what’s tearing you apart or what’s holding you together.”
— Unknown
and my words shoot to kill when I’m mad, i have a lot of regrets about that
I think hugging Krishna would be like coming home. He'd be the perfect height and you could hide your face in his chest and he'll pet your hair and give you a tight hug and you'd sigh in contentment. It would feel like listening to a song and remembering that it's been your favourite all these years and you may have forgotten it for a while but you remember every harmony, every melody, every note, every lyric, every pause. Like a blanket in winter.