
Are we responsible for other people's emotions?

who are you when you’re not pleasing anyone?
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Their main sources of anxiety are feeling guilty when they displease others and the fear of being exposed as imposters. Their biggest relationship downfall is being overly self-sacrificing and then becoming resentful of how much they do for others.
Lindsay C. Gibson • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Stepping back from the immediacy of our emotions and realising that we are responsible for them is a very good starting point for living well. We might insist that the Stoic model is difficult to apply to severe depression or misses the point where gross social injustice occurs, but the overwhelming point remains that taking responsibility for your
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