Take a breath. This doesn’t erase your progress.

One moment doesn’t undo everything you’ve learned.

Slipping doesn’t mean you failed.

What matters is what you do next.

You reached out because you were human, not because you were weak.

Continuing the conversation will pull you back into the same cycle.

You’re allowed to stop right now, even if you already started.

Remember how you feel in this moment the next time you want to reach out.

You can choose distance again, starting here.

Protecting your healing matters more than explaining yourself.

This is a pause, not a punishment.