Realisations and laments
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My thoughts are adjusting from feeling like a victim of everything to “I run shit”. I’m not powerless to change my circumstances, I’m not so weak that I must lean on others to help me up. I must help my own ass up, no one else.
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At the same time I must be careful not to tear myself down. It took a palm reader to pinpoint my issue. I didn’t know better at the time.
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Discovering why my behaviour at work has been so erratic - stress from being new, just not having a core identity, fearing others are out to get me, being too open with my life, taking banter personally, running away from problems, defaulting to submissive/receptive against a stronger person (usually women).
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Tough to admit that I’ve been cheated out of a father figure and him just accepting me rather than unfairly comparing me to his first children. He did make a small effort to try and relate to me, but I was just too soft. Not standing up to a persistent school bully probably confirmed that he thought I was a disappointment.
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Reason I get picked on is that I look like a strong guy, but sound and act quite weak. That type of incongruence seems to anger others. When I finally spoke up at work, it felt good to finally get in touch with my core. 30 years of being the “better person and taking it”…
All of this just from adding to the AM/GLM custom.