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When You Start to Heal, Everything Looks Different

Especially the people you used to chase

By LucianPublished 9 months ago 1 min read

Healing isn’t a straight line. It’s a slow shedding of illusions. And one day, you’ll look back and think:

“How did I ever tolerate that?”

Because healing rewires your eyes.

What once looked like love now looks like control.

What once felt like attention now feels like manipulation.

It’s disorienting—but also freeing.

You’re not bitter. You’re clearer. That’s what healing does.

Thank you for reading.

Growth is lonely sometimes. But you’ll attract better, because you’ve become better.

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Lucian

I focus on creating stories for readers around the world

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