Monday, December 1, 2025

“When Friendships Can’t Rise With You”

There was a time in my life when I was a little passive-aggressive, thinking it was the better way to avoid causing trouble. But that wasn’t me being real with myself, and I let go of that habit a long time ago.

Today, I got a dose of passive-aggressiveness from a friend, and it really hurt my feelings because I could see right through it. Instead of falling prey to the game, I kept responding with nothing but positivity—but I am drained.

As a Projector in Human Design, it’s hard on my nervous system to take in a constant influx of negative energy. For years, I thought I wasn’t sociable, when in reality it was my ability to feel people and sense what they were really trying to say to me. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. I expected more from someone who was supposed to be my friend, but instead I got hurtful comments hidden behind “LOL” and “it’s OK,” when it wasn’t.

What they say is true: sometimes you evolve, and some people just don’t come with you.