I’ve had a pattern of fighting to be loved. I’ve been literally abandoned and emotionally abandoned. I’ve stopped the fighting now. Although the feeling triggers me to get angry, frustrated, emotionally explosive, I can recover quickly from the crying and depression.

I got myself out of the house and enjoyed a gyro. That’s an improvement over the hysterical crying and debilitating depression from before.

I can recognize people who will not meet my need to feel loved regardless of their saying they love me— they don’t. And I’m not being overly dramatic, I’ve been through the wringer from these people!