Monday, September 23, 2024

Hard to Change Being Controlling

Dear Suze, Your controlling guy yesterday made me laugh. That was me years ago because I was too stubborn, and not quite miserable enough to change. My wife left me and my world fell apart. I was raised the middle of six kids with alcoholics parents and everyday was unpredictable chaos. My counselor is helping me learn ways to keep my controlling behavior in check -it's a lot of work. I am a work in progress but trying every day to let others do their thing (even if I can do it better and faster, lol).  

Dear Work in Progress, A big hurrah for choosing to change old habits. Hopefully, your fear (of being unsafe in someone else's care) and anxiety (that the outcome will be bad if you're not in charge) will lessen. Look for humor if other's decisions differ from yours, and journey together on the ride they've created. (Don't be a back seat critic, 😉) -SQ 

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