Yes, the inability to accept or receive help or support from others. The whole “I’ll do it myself, I don’t need anybody” rhetoric. That is very often a trauma response. It indicates that you’re still in survival mode, from a time when you were abandoned after being—
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It’s survival mode meaning, you associate other people to being let down. You develop this “if I don’t have to depend or lean on anyone, it won’t hurt when I’m inevitably let down or abandoned” mindset. Enter: hyper-independence.
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Okay but I like this one??? Can I keep it?
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I feel attacked
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Called me out damn
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I’m gonna need you to simmer down a lil
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i am looking away
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1.) again, not an attack. A bomb my therapist dropped on me, actually. But not an attack. 2) “And” nothing again, bc I ended the tweet with a period. 3) apologies if I triggered you, honestly. 4) this doesn’t apply to all independent people. I said “often” not “always”.
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5) I think self-awareness is key. I’m not saying it’s a “bad” thing. Just something that if it applies should be acknowledged and deserves awareness.
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