I lost myself somewhere

Since the very beginning, including the school time, i have always been the most cheerful person. The person who takes jokes as jokes and fun as fun. Trust me this trait is rare these days. I thought that this makes life easier and enjoying.

But as days passed, pals (friends) around started growing including me, i found my self being taken so lightly. People started treating me childish, most probably taking me for granted. I was being used as a punching bag. When they would get frustrated they told me literally anything that came to their tongue. And after few minutes they expected me to get normal when they said sorry. This was okay when this was not so frequent. But when this became my daily routine, i began being bothered about it. I started feeling myself useless or the most immature person in the group.

While this wasn’t true, i realised what was happening with me. They were treating me like this because they knew that i will not take things seriously. And even if i did, it was to easy to console me. But fighting was not my nature. I tried some of the times but i repented. As i feel guilty & bad when someone is hurt because of me.

So i decided not to talk much in the group. Neither I’ll participate so much in the conversation, nor I’ll get offended. Simple.

Soon the girl who was so cheerful began being quiet. Not because she didn’t want to say, but she was afraid of. Afraid of insults & untrue judgements on her statements. But this is not me. I’m not introvert. I am made to act like this. Is it okay? Right now I’m analysing this. Is this situation relatable to you too? If yes, then let’s crack this together.