I made a mistake reaching out to my ex again. How do I dump them for a second time without being an asshole?

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I made a mistake recently.
I have been having a string of connections with men that have been disappointing lately.
I reached out to an ex of mine. The reason I left them was because they had severe untreated mental illness and frequent mood instability. It made me feel like I was drowning. However, putting that aside we were a match in so many ways.
Meeting so many people that haven't been a good match recently made me minimise how emotionally suffocating dating him was. And I reached out thinking... maybe it wasn't that bad.
It has only been 1 week and already I realised I made a mistake. He has gone right back to as if haven't even stopped dating type vibes.
How do I get out of this again?
I feel awful but also I genuinely wanted to give him another chance. I just maybe deluded myself and made bad judgment due to recent disappointments.

I made a mistake reaching out to my ex again. How do I dump them for a second time without being an asshole?
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