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Originally Posted by Sassandclass
Yesssss!! This!!
This sounds like my life [emoji20]
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Originally Posted by Sassandclass
I feel for you because that's totally me, my life, and my feelings too. I can understand the frustration! I've gotten a bit better lately because I've been working on being assertive. I honestly think it all comes down to assertiveness training. Learning how to be assertive. When you are assertive you are respecting others AND yourself. Check it out online, or you can learn how to do it in "The Assertiveness Training Book"
It can change your life!
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Hugs for both of you.
Yesterday, I read up on co-dependency, and it actually shares similar characteristics: problems saying no, going way out of the way to make others happy, at the expense of ourselves. I plan to do a little research on this. I've also been prone to attracting people who have narcissistic traits who have a way of manipulating me and knowing that I have issues saying no. I do fault myself, but it's such a bad feeling when you're trying to obtain affection through being giving.