the “let them” theory
And, despite my blinding, deafening rage, the voices of the people in the rooms were starting to infiltrate my consciousness. Telling me that I could not control or cure anyone but myself, and to keep the focus on healing my own wounds. Suggesting that perhaps I might consider giving the world back to God and stop trying to manage it all. Teaching... See more
My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story
what’s meant to fall apart, should fall apart. people pleasing keeps dead things alive…
it’s impossible to manage someone elses emotional state. that’s actually quite controlling. a subtle form of emotional colinization.
— back from the borderline, the death of the people-pleaser: how self-abandonment becomes a survival strategy