Can someone love you and still fail to understand what you need from the relationship?
Yes.
Recognizing that doesn't require you to hate them or carry bitterness. It may simply require you to stop expecting a person to consistently give what they have repeatedly shown they don't know how to give.
Family can love you and still not know how to receive you. Accepting that truth doesn't require bitterness. It requires boundaries.
— Johanna Sparrow®
What we avoid can continue to influence how we respond, connect, and choose.
Avoidance may protect us from discomfort today, but awareness gives us an opportunity to recognize what keeps repeating tomorrow.
The Attachment Drama Healing Method™ encourages us to look beyond individual moments and begin identifying the patterns underneath them.
You cannot change what you refuse to recognize.
— Johanna Sparrow®