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Have you ever helped anyone... and come to regret it later?

Have you ever helped anyone... and come to regret it later?

Ever...

When he's nobody, we're on his side.

He's in trouble. We're the first to reach out to help.

But when he gets better...

We became "the ones he no longer needs to have."

I didn't expect him to repay anything.

But at least... I want you to remember that

When there's no one "Who's on your side"

Maybe not us stupid

It's just that we're "kind and wrong."

Finally, learned that

Saving people... there must be boundaries.

Otherwise, the person who hurts the most will be us.

Ever? Full help. Finally, like we're stupid alone. 🥲

Do you still want to help him?

# True story that hurts more # Help the wrong person change life # Life experience # Grown up, must know# Good people being attacked

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... Read moreจากประสบการณ์ตรงของหลายๆ คนที่เคยช่วยเหลือผู้อื่นแล้วรู้สึกเสียใจในภายหลัง ผมอยากแชร์มุมมองและบทเรียนที่ได้เรียนรู้ว่า "การช่วยเหลือคนอื่น" แม้จะเป็นเรื่องดี แต่ถ้าขาดขอบเขตและความระมัดระวัง อาจทำให้เรารู้สึกเหมือนถูกใช้หรือเหมือนไร้ค่าได้ ครั้งหนึ่งผมเคยเป็นคนที่พร้อมจะยื่นมือช่วยใครก็ตามที่เดือดร้อนโดยไม่หวังผลตอบแทน แต่พอเวลาผ่านไป กลับพบว่าเมื่อคนเหล่านั้นดีขึ้น พวกเขากลับลืมความช่วยเหลือและมองเราราวกับว่าไม่เคยมีตัวตนอยู่ในชีวิตของพวกเขาเลย ซึ่งมันเจ็บปวดและทำให้ผมเริ่มตั้งคำถามว่าควรจะช่วยเหลือคนอื่นแบบไหนถึงจะไม่เจ็บตัว สิ่งสำคัญที่ผมเรียนรู้คือ "การตั้งขอบเขต" เป็นเรื่องที่จำเป็นมาก เพราะการช่วยเหลือโดยไม่มีขอบเขตเหมือนการเปิดประตูให้ตัวเองถูกทำร้ายทางอารมณ์ได้ง่ายๆ ในบางครั้งเราต้องรู้จักปฏิเสธเมื่อรู้สึกว่าเราให้มากเกินไป และอย่าลืมว่าการช่วยเหลือควรเป็นการช่วยอย่างมีสติ ไม่ใช่ช่วยแค่เพราะใจดีแล้วต้องเจ็บใจในภายหลัง นอกจากนี้ ผมยังพบว่าการพูดคุยอย่างตรงไปตรงมาเกี่ยวกับขอบเขตของความช่วยเหลือกับผู้ที่เราต้องการช่วยนั้นเป็นสิ่งที่ดีมาก เพราะมันช่วยลดความคาดหวังที่เกินจริง และทำให้เรารับมือกับผลลัพธ์ได้ดีขึ้น สุดท้ายนี้ สำหรับใครที่กำลังลังเลว่าจะช่วยใครดีหรือไม่ ลองถามตัวเองดูว่า เรามีขอบเขตที่ชัดเจนหรือยัง และการช่วยเหลือครั้งนี้จะส่งผลต่อเราอย่างไร เพื่อให้หัวใจของเราไม่ต้องเจ็บปวด และความช่วยเหลือของเราจะยังคงเป็นสิ่งที่ดีที่ทำให้โลกใบนี้น่าอยู่ขึ้นครับ

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