I spent my life being better than I had to be because I thought that was what it took to be liked and get ahead. Finally realized I was fighting the old boys club. I was used and discarded. So I became assertive, starting with me. No more going the extra mile just to impress some one. Now if you want it you pay for it unless you are in that small group of people that are pleasant to be around and not users, then it is what you can afford or free if you can't. It is a rather small group but I am right at home in it. And I'm a lot happier. This is assertive, not aggressive. And it has to start with yourself. If you don't like you then no one else will, they will just use you.
As for relationships, "for every pot there is a lid" even the burnt out and dinted. You are more than you think you are. That is a very common fact among us. GAD does that.
Your friend,
here for you,
Davit
Ps, The people that know you are a good person count, the others can learn or not count.
I've always had trouble with asserting myself, so I've been taunted and bullied, although I've been a stellar employee until I left since work was unbearable, and I was burning out, because I couldn't balance my work and life.
Most people who know me know I'm a good person, but GAD just keeps me avoiding and unable to venture into the relationship area.
These forums might help build steps towards some semblance of "normal".
Myth: People with mental illness are violent or dangerous.
Fact: As a group, people with mental illness are no more violent than any other group. The mentally ill are more likely to be the victims of crime than to be violent themselves.
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