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ladydi1961
ladydi1961
my emotions get the best of me espically when I am sick. I am getting tired of flip/flopping and even doing this gets the best of me. Right just for today, I am doing fine and not letting people get under my skin. Staying away from drama which helps. there are days that i get in the middle of everything and I do not know why I do it.



ladydi1961
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deleted_user
Im glad ur staying away from the drama. Not sure if this is the same for u, but the way my therapist put it to me is that while I do have the heart to help people n that is part of why I take things personal. The other part is that I want to control the situations, not in a bad way, but I struggle more when change comes n all is not as "I" think it should be. At first I took a little offense to this cause I thought I am not a co trolling person, but after really looking at it I understood what he meant. Its a way I protect myself. Any threat to my peace I get anxious n emotional. Again, sorry if that doesn't apply to u but it is what I learned about myself n why I get so emotionally strained. Take care of yourself n I hope u continue to feel better.
FindingKatB
FindingKatB
I sooooo understand your post, ladydi1961 and my3blessings. I think this is where the OCD kicks in and we want everything to go exactly our way. I have noticed that when I am doing something, it can be anything, I have to make sure that it goes right because "I" am controlling it.

I stand with you, my3blessings. I feel the same way.
arfie
arfie
One night I was talking about control issues with a group of brothers and sisters in healing. One of my brothers spoke of having great difficulty giving up his control habits until he realized he never had any control to give up. He could only give up the illusion of control.

He found letting go of the illusion of control to be much easier.

Yea you for simply staying out of the drama. The difference between pure drama and working out our issues can be very fuzzy. As has been said about the diff between pornography and art, "I can't tell you the difference, but I sure know it when I see it."
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