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Old 11-05-2009, 05:59 PM   #20 (permalink)
Gene
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Originally Posted by brendannz View Post
Anyone have any advice on this?

1/ breaking free from this faulty conditioning.
and
2/ enforcing new beliefs..
3/ Accepting things the way they were, you can never really have perfect parents..

I want to be a more confident person, and able to trust others.. and not a permanently worried jellyfish..

Maybe it's just a matter of realizing that that's what mothers are like..

Thanks for reading.
When I first consciously changed or ended relationships I was scared and thought changing the relationship would leave a large empty void. I would think, obsess and mourn the loss and the emptiness even before the changes occurred.

I have changed relationships with many people including family members. The change was never as catastrophic as I projected before the relationship modification. I just need to be clear about what kind of relationship I want and be willing to let the other people decide if the new direction resonates with them. If yes I am all right and if no I am all right.
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