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The One New Year’s Resolution You Should Make this Year - PsychAlive
New Year’s resolutions tend to get mixed reviews. Many people I ask about them roll their eyes, calling them “corny” or “unrealistic.” Others have a laundry list of items they want to “fix” about themselves come 2020. My feelings are somewhere in the middle. While I’m all for setting...
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As children, it feels safer to believe that we are unloveable, than to recognize the horrific truth that our caregivers may be incapable of giving us the love we need.
We often carry this legacy into adulthood by seeking out partners who are unable or unwilling to give us the love we want.
If you feel like you are hard to love, you may want to reconsider the people you keep looking to get love from.
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We often carry this legacy into adulthood by seeking out partners who are unable or unwilling to give us the love we want.
If you feel like you are hard to love, you may want to reconsider the people you keep looking to get love from.
(Quote via @notesfromyourtherapist)
#hardtolove #rejected #relationshipadvice #relationshipissues #relationaltrauma #selfacceptance #notesfromyourtherapis #howtolove #loneliness #trauma #traumahealing #attachmenttheory #coupletherapy #breakupquotes #psychalive #mentalhealthmatters #psychology #therapyquotes #mentalhealth #findinglove #LoveLanguage
