The Struggle to Heal
The weird position of knowing you need to change your world view but being paralyzed to know how.
2/9/20241 min read
I recently heard some relationship advice, meant for only healthy relationships, not relationships where there is abuse. But the advice in summary is, when your partner says something to you, to stop viewing through the lens of it being intended to hurt you.
I grew up in an extremely toxic environment. And a lot of the things that were said to me were directly and intentionally meant to hurt me. It is very difficult for me to rewrite the script of how to interpret information coming in from those who are supposed to love me.
I strongly feel that I know how to give love, and how to love as a verb and a lifestyle.
But I do not know how to be loved.