My Coping Mechanisms are Likely Manipulation
Description
Story time:
I have been literal my whole life like sometimes I just don’t get the joke or sarcasm
- Grandma dancing to Scratch my Back
- Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo
It was always black or white, no maybes
- Its not all or nothing
- I want to change this have no clue how…
Lyric Review:
My dads favorite song:
- Longest song ever: 7.17
- Cause I Love You - Lenny Williams
Story of My Dads
Inconsistent but he loved us even when he didn’t say it
His death
- TikTok that said sometimes people pass away before their time because the people they love need their help from the other side. I believe that
- I can see that now
How my dads inconsistency impacted me:
- Unhealthy attachment
Coping Mechanism:
- If I know everything then I know what will happen, WRONG
- I learned to “predict what would happen” to avoid hurt
My Bonus Dads
My coping mechanism are likely manipulation
As and adult how does that show up?
- In friendships or relationships.
- Blocking people and disassociating is my way of getting over it
How do I fix this?
- Its not all or nothing
- How do you detach
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