So many of us were brought up having to responsible for far too much. We were forced to adapt to walking on eggshells around the lack of predictability, stability and moodiness of the power-holders in our lives.
We were made to feel their moods, their lack of stability and consistency were our fault. We carry this “responsibility habit” into every area of our lives and often for the duration of our lives. We reflexively feel at fault when life isn’t going well, even when it’s just life being life. This automatic reaction is a result of us having an overworked and taxed nervous system.
We have learned to live on high alert. We are consistently preparing for the bottom to fall out, for the worst possible outcome and spend our lives feeling on the edge of our survival. We are terrified of the unknown. We also fear that when things aren’t working out we will somehow be blamed.
The teaching to take is that when our family wasn’t or isn’t an honest place it makes it hard to believe life can be healthfully navigated. Setting the necessary boundaries on our family helps us create the life of integrity we’ve always deserved and desired to live. To do this, you’ve got to get the poison out.
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