ControlFreak

“This displaced passive aggression is why my ability to be overly critical of others always seems to increase when I’m completely removed from all aspects of my ‘family'. Because in the absence of telling my ‘family’ all that they’re doing wrong…I had no one else to make feel small. I’m not sure if I ever looked at it through that lens of truth before but…that’s exactly what I was doing. Turning my judgmental fingers inward isn’t a new concept for me but it never seemed to be enough when I was engulfed in emotional pain. And my solution was always to drag others in because…my misery loved company. Now…I finally reached the point where I can sit with my undesirable feelings without trying to dictate how many other people meet me at the same destination.”