How To Stop Liking Someone
When you fall in love with someone, you begin to imagine your life with them and romanticize about being future partners with them. But what if all the things don’t go as planned? If our love isn’t reciprocated, we may …
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What Is It, and How Do We Stop?
Tags: Anger, disappointment, honesty, inverted narcissism, Over-Givers, over-responsible, overthinking, people pleasing, perfectionism, recognising your feelings, rejection, self-blame, shame, taking things personally Since I started writing Baggage Reclaim, I’ve become increasingly mindful of where I tend to take things personally. These …
People saying “no” to you doesn’t mean something bad about you
Here’s an all too common scenario: Person A goes on a date with Person B. Person A thinks they came across well and that they both had a good time. Despite seemingly positive signals on the date(s), Person B says …
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Empathy and Allowing Ourselves to Say No Mustn’t Be Based on Status
If you believe you have to like someone in order to empathise, your version of “empathy”, of recognising others, comes from your sense of whether you like and value them. That’s a status judgement. A part of you, on some …
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