Empaths. Take notes.

and some use it a manipulation tool to get what they want - aka so you will feel bad for them.

So true Kim. It's like they are trying to take control of our feelings and spirit. Reminds me of the advice of "observe don't absorb"

This dumb bitch has never suffered and it shows.

Or they have/had no one to hear them so they probably just subconsciously tell that same story to feel better about it or find comfort from you….

Sure. Everything is based on intention.

Thank you for sharing this. I once had a friend who always had something negative to say about their past or day. They were like a switch blowing hot and cold all the time.. so draining! I didn't want to, but the best thing I did was walk away from it

Can't save someone who isn't willing to save themselves.

Also a note: they will seek out empathy subconsciously and drain the crap out of you. Always keep an energy shield up especially when out in public.I can't stress this enough, if I had a dollar for randoms coming up to me and spilling their life story on me I'd be a billionair.

Some people are happy staying stuck in the well they are in. That's real addiction to victimhood.

That’s a bit of bs, noticing things that went wrong and were unjust, is natural and it shouldn’t be manifesting and a choice to continue it’s just being aware of some bad stuff and attempts to process and move forward. You can’t always close your eyes to pain and chase rainbows you might need to face things and people do that in different ways. Some people legitimately had a tougher path and you saying that they should be avoided because their keyword “negative” nobody wants to be in unpleasant ways but that continues to make it worse.