'I have pushed my feelings aside to make others feel comfortable and keep tensions low. I have repeated this pattern ever since I was a kid. But something shifted in my mid-forties — for the better.'
Sometimes, my anxiety about various relationships can be so bad I have felt physically sick. There have been many times I’ve been so stressed about spending time with someone that I’ve broken out into a rash or hives, or I’ve felt an overwhelming sense of dread so bad it made me want to fall asleep. And it wasn’t until I started letting go of these relationships in my forties that I realized they’d been causing me actual physical ailments.
I decided I don’t have to do that anymore. I’m allowed to say I’m not going to be there without giving an excuse or a justification.
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