It is often better to enter into each other’s worlds, than to pull others into our worlds and expect them to conform to our rules.

It is often better to enter into each other’s worlds, than to pull others into our worlds and expect them to conform to our rules.
After trauma, our relationship with life can become distorted. We can swing between anxiety and depression. Part of recovery is rebuilding a healthy relationship with the fact that ‘life happens’.
To live and grow efficiently, we can choose one thing at a time to work on.
Intimacy is beneficial, and it involves risk.
Listening to our emotions, and giving them a voice, is part of our self-development. If we are feeling strange, or uncomfortable, then it may be that our mind and body are trying to tell us something.
To manage overwhelming emotions, we can get busy on distracting activities, or we can work inwardly on ourselves. Both are effective, but learning to manage our emotions inwardly may have more long-term success.