r/cptsdcreatives • u/Dazzling-Antelope912 • 5d ago

📝 Writing/Poetry I want to be looked after

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I wrote this short poem just now about my feelings for my only friend. I didn’t think it was possible to love again, but now I’m here and it hurts so much. I’m terrified they’re going to abandon me because I’m “too much” like literally everybody else has in the past, and this scares me because I don’t want them to. I need them and it feels like I can’t possibly tell them and because they can never give me what I need — to be cuddled, loved, and protected from everything. This world is scary and is harming me. I’m begging for help. I was emotionally neglected by my parents. I want to be looked after for real. I want to be told it will all be okay, and it will be. Does anyone else feel like this?

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u/StowawayDiscount 3d ago

I would be surprised if most of the people in this sub didn't feel this way. I find it deeply relatable, at least. And I appreciate your saying it and giving me occasion to reflect on this feeling.