As soon as the morning began I was bombarded by unpleasant news from a family member (wasn’t bad per se, it was old ghosts lingering). While unpleasant that news didn’t bother me too much, what had been bothering me was how that member kept dissecting that news via mostly neurotic angles, and bringing that up non stop. I couldn’t catch a break.
On one hand I totally got them, I know what’s like being anxious and obsessing over something. Though I tended to do it in my head keep it to myself. On the other hand it is for this reason that I was really bothered by the over sharing; it was like I was being forced to be neurotic as I had to keep thinking about that news while I could have been relaxed. Additionally I am more nonchalant these days, obsessing over something no longer sits well with me, and I much prefer this new me. I feel like the situation is dragging me back to the old me and preventing the progression of my transformation.
The quote from Palpatine is right on point that (and I take a step further) if we want to change our story we have to get rid of those who bring up our old self.