It’s my third round of SBSM, and now I’m in a state where I just want to be left alone. I don’t want to play with the kids, or do anything with them. I feel so annoyed and irritated. It’s like I’m a child myself with this behavior. I’m finding it hard to change how I feel and act. Any ideas what to especially work with, which lesson?
Call Tag: boundaries
My codependent friend and roomie shares her relationship problems with me. If I engage or share anything personal, it inevitably turns into unqualified mutual therapy. This used to feel like care and bonding to me, but now it disgusts me. I become enmeshed and dysregulated for days or weeks. Months ago, I told her I couldn’t discuss her problems anymore and I enjoyed a respite. But with her recent breakup, this pattern has resurfaced. I can’t afford to engage like this anymore. What is healthy intimacy?
What to do when just people in general that you encounter seem like characters from your past?” Like your landlord reminds you of your third grade teacher or your boss is echoing patterns from your father. Why?
One thing that can happen with anger and aggression is that we start tapping into our authenticity and then we start setting boundaries. How does that look?
Okay. And then finally, someone asked if there’s a correlation between being angry and showing aggression with self-esteem and self-worth.