A life coach told me once we’d never go to the hardware store for milk. Yet, we constantly look for love, attention and affection from the people who are incapable of giving it.
Does that sound like you?
If so, you may be climbing up the wrong tree. Asking your critical mother for validation or searching for compassion from a narcissistic partner, for example, will deplete you. It will also keep you on a constant loop of disappointment, pain and unhappiness.
The only way to change that is to heal from our past wounds and rebuild our relationships with others and ourselves.
If this sounds like you, I encourage you to go straight to our top post this week. You’ll learn one of the key ways to get what you want in life by ending what you’ve been conditioned to do-neglect yourself.
Are You Prone To One-Down Relationships?
(Childhood Emotional Neglect) – It’s the reason why you never get what you want in relationships and what you can do to change that for good.
Anxious at Work? 33 Simple Techniques Guaranteed to Help You Feel More Grounded
(Success in the Workplace) – Keep this list on hand to ease your stress and anxiety at work.
The Loneliness of Being High-Functioning with Severe Mental Illness
(Counseling Confidential) – Even those with severe mental illness can have a happy, and seemingly normal life. But for those struggling to keep it together, it can feel incredibly lonely and isolating.
Summer Self-Help Reading List
(Happily Imperfect) – Wouldn’t it be great if there was a summer reading list specifically for those struggling with things like codependency, perfectionism, self-worth, and healthy relationships? Well there is.
When Negative Emotions Lead You to Self-Sabotage
(Weightless) – Here’s how to transform problematic negative emotions into positive, and helpful action.
from World of Psychology https://psychcentral.com/blog/best-of-our-blogs-june-5-2018/
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