Selflessness or Selfcare

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How am I supposed to care about myself when all I've known is to care for others? I've always been taught to help a person out when they're struggling, always been told to help if someone needs it. When someone talks I've been told I need to listen to what they say. But because of that, I've made myself vulnerable. My heart took control of my brain and hardwired it to selflessness. "But being selfless isn't a bad thing". Well, when you've been only caring for others for so long you suppress yourself. Your feelings turn into an "I'm fine" and you lose sight of what's important in the end, yourself.

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