You Fill Roles You Think You’re Supposed To In Relationships
“We carry out our relationships in ‘roles’ we assume rather than recognizing ourselves and others as individuals,” Adams says. Seeing yourself and everyone else around you as the individuals you all are can make for more authentic relationships.
You Don’t Take Care Of Yourself Like You Should
Self-care is more than just a trendy buzz-word. “No one is really enjoying themselves or taking the time to stop and smell the roses,” Viciere says. “People may be gaining tangible things, but finding themselves feeling empty and incomplete inside. Start taking time to enjoy yourself. You can do this easily by taking the time to do something as simple as watching the sun rise or set or going to a flower bed and looking at the flowers. These simple pleasures help ground us and keep us connected to our true selves.”
Taking care of yourself really is important, whether you spend all day helping others or not.
Taking care of yourself really is important, whether you spend all day helping others or not.
People Expect That Everyone Else Is Seeing Things From Their Point Of View
“We tend to think others think the same as us and we base our expectations of them on seeing the world as we do,” Adams says. It can be easy to misunderstand or misinterpret other people when you’re assuming that they see things exactly the way that you do, when, in reality, their perspective is actually their own.
Therapists learn a lot that can help you if you apply it to your personal life, and knowing what some of those things are is the best place to start.
Therapists learn a lot that can help you if you apply it to your personal life, and knowing what some of those things are is the best place to start.