--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I'm only trying to save you from…" description: "\"I'm only trying to save you from yourself...I care about you more then you will ever know. I'm holding back so much.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/anonymous-1_quote_i-m-only-trying-to-save-you-from-yoursel_2042363.jpg" --- # I'm only trying to save you from yourself...I care about… ![“I'm only trying to save you from yourself...I care about you more then you will ever know. I'm holding back so much.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/anonymous-1_quote_i-m-only-trying-to-save-you-from-yoursel_2042363.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/anonymous-1_quote_i-m-only-trying-to-save-you-from-yoursel_2042363.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/anonymous-1_quote_i-m-only-trying-to-save-you-from-yoursel_2042363.jpg) > “I'm only trying to save you from yourself...I care about you more then you will ever know. I'm holding back so much.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker expresses deep concern, choosing to limit their influence to protect the other person, even though their feelings are stronger than the other knows. **In simple terms:** I care deeply but hold back to protect you. Key Takeaway Offer support while respecting boundaries. Themes care protection relationships Mood concerned protective Type advice emotional When to use this quote - friendship - family - romantic partnership - mental health support Key Concepts empathy self‑restraint Questions to Reflect On - How can you show care without overstepping? - What signs indicate your help is needed? A Different Perspective Holding back may cause misunderstanding or resentment. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Holding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding/) [Save](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/save/) [Save Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/save-care-3808192/) [Trying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/) [Trying Save](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying-save-269077/) ## Related quotes > [“I’m not trying to save you from yourself. I’m trying to help you save yourself from yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-m-not-trying-to-save-you-from-yourself-i-m-trying-to-help-you-save/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“You can't love anyone else until you love yourself. You can't save anyone else until you save yourself. You can't take care of anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tabatha-beshears/you-can-t-love-anyone-else-until-you-love-yourself-you-can-t-save/) [Tabatha Beshears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tabatha-beshears/) > [Stop trying to save me. You couldn't then; you can't now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-anne-peters/stop-trying-to-save-me-you-couldn-t-then-you-can-t-now/) [Julie Anne Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-anne-peters/) > [Baby, when we're good, you know we're great. But there's too much bad for us to think that there's anything worth trying to save.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/baby-when-we-re-good-you-know-we-re-great-but-there-s-too-much-bad/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm tired of trying to save the world, when I can't save my self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-tired-of-trying-to-save-the-world-when-i-can-t-save-my-self/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Holding back your feelings may save you from others, but it will never save you from yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/holding-back-your-feelings-may-save-you-from-others-but-it-will-never/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Two-thirds of my energies go in trying to save one-third for work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-anne-porter/two-thirds-of-my-energies-go-in-trying-to-save-one-third-for-work/) [Katherine Anne Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-anne-porter/) > [I don't have to go around trying to save everybody anymore; that's not my job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-don-t-have-to-go-around-trying-to-save-everybody-anymore-that-s-not/) [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/) > [“Snape was trying to save me?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling/snape-was-trying-to-save-me/) [J.K. Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling/) > [He was trying to save both his faces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gunther/he-was-trying-to-save-both-his-faces/) [John Gunther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gunther/) > [Me trying to save the world isn't really what I'm here for. I'm going to try to do it on the sneak tip, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-cole/me-trying-to-save-the-world-isn-t-really-what-i-m-here-for-i-m-going/) [Deon Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-cole/) > [“I’m just trying to do my part to save the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cornell-michel/i-m-just-trying-to-do-my-part-to-save-the-world/) [J. Cornell Michel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cornell-michel/) > [“Suddenly I grasped what was happening- they were all trying to save me. I never thought I was worth saving.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-borris/suddenly-i-grasped-what-was-happening-they-were-all-trying-to-save-me/) [Albert Borris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-borris/) > [“I'm not trying to save the world, much of it is not worth saving.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shors/i-m-not-trying-to-save-the-world-much-of-it-is-not-worth-saving/) [John Shors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shors/) > [“What I'm trying to do is save your ass, gorgeous.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/massimo-carlotto/what-i-m-trying-to-do-is-save-your-ass-gorgeous/) [Massimo Carlotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/massimo-carlotto/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Holding quotes > [We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mordechai-vanunu/we-do-not-know-which-irresponsible-israeli-prime-minister-will-take/) [Mordechai Vanunu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mordechai-vanunu/) > [If holding onto them requires you to lower your self-worth and self-respect let go of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/if-holding-onto-them-requires-you-to-lower-your-self-worth-and-self/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Like, you can't tell a certain race, like, 'You're supposed to act this way, and you're not supposed to act this way because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kreayshawn/like-you-can-t-tell-a-certain-race-like-you-re-supposed-to-act-this/) [Kreayshawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kreayshawn/) > [Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-alberti/hold-tenderly-that-which-you-cherish-for-it-is-precious-and-a-tight/) [Bob Alberti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-alberti/) > [I can conquer the world with one hand, as long as you are holding the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-smith/i-can-conquer-the-world-with-one-hand-as-long-as-you-are-holding-the/) [Megan Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-smith/) > [“Holding something doesn't make it yours. You realize at some point you're just keeping it back for yourself, because it's pulling away with equal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/holding-something-doesn-t-make-it-yours-you-realize-at-some-point-you/) [Craig Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-silvey/) > [“Forgiveness is about letting go of the past and not holding on to it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/forgiveness-is-about-letting-go-of-the-past-and-not-holding-on-to-it/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) > [“Loneliness is holding the one you love / When you know you might never hold him again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kami-garcia/loneliness-is-holding-the-one-you-love-when-you-know-you-might-never/) [Kami Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kami-garcia/) > [If you're throwing punches or exerting energy but you're not breathing, you're holding your breath. That actually saps your strength, it saps your stamina.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eubank-jr/if-you-re-throwing-punches-or-exerting-energy-but-you-re-not/) [Chris Eubank Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eubank-jr/) > [“There is always power in holding a secret.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/there-is-always-power-in-holding-a-secret/) [Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/) > [I'm still holding on to something that I know will never happen, because I have this little piece of hope that someday, it will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-still-holding-on-to-something-that-i-know-will-never-happen/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The real reason you struggling with letting go is because you keep holding on to what they use to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sweeney/the-real-reason-you-struggling-with-letting-go-is-because-you-keep/) [Ash Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sweeney/) > [“It's the touching they both long for. The holding. Spent their whole lives, each without any.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mcmann/it-s-the-touching-they-both-long-for-the-holding-spent-their-whole/) [Lisa McMann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-mcmann/) > [I want to stay in the ocean. I'm not going to be able to do that from some holding cell in Japan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-watson/i-want-to-stay-in-the-ocean-i-m-not-going-to-be-able-to-do-that-from/) [Paul Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-watson/) > [There's something so delicious about holding onto a secret; it's something just for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-s-something-so-delicious-about-holding-onto-a-secret-it-s/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) [Browse all 694 Holding quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm only trying to save you from yourself...I care about you more then you will ever know. 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