Not sure if you understand what I am saying 
In any case, don't beat yourself up over it.
As VIC used to say, never make anyone a priority if you're just another option to them. The same goes with your dealings in any relationship work-wise or social-wise.
The darkness closing in around you? That's because you are allowing your own spark to dim.
I nv allow my own spark to dim just that those who were busy judging and throwing shades when I was at my lowest (instead of being neutral or being supportivre) I stuck around long enuff (few years) to see them in difficult times and gave final kicks by rubbing salt and adding fire it felt very gd instantly but I feel bad and should stop doing that's y I'm avoiding ppl. A person must get a taste of their own medicine to learn but I feel bad feeding that. My mental notebook still hv a few names and I'm not sure if I should assume my new identity of being a vindictive person or go back to being a gd person with resentment.
And you know even an animal emotionally supports me thru my journey, even a stranger who believes in me, even someone I met for few weeks to few months, and these decade old friends I'm speechless. If they didn't trigger me still ok, they trigger me to wear the cape of karma to help karma do it's work by demanding from me and blaming me for not contributing. Therefore, I sinisterly contributed what they gave me.
Woah now u r Vic representative haha
I wonder how is she doing now, can imagine her have kids Liao and living gd taitai life.