Good morning Anita. I’m sorry you had a rough day yesterday. I hope you slept better last night. I know what you mean about subjugating yourself to others. Because my self esteem was so low I didn’t think I was worth standing up for. I’ve let some people manipulate and use me like a door mat. I hate arguing because I can’t say no and always end up giving in. Then I beat myself up for it later. We all want to be liked and accepted but I wanted EVERYBODY to like me so I became a “yes” person, always agreeing with people, afraid to speak my mind.

I think we all want to feel connected and I’m glad we can talk openly with each other. I’m determined to keep at it. I don’t want to go back to the scared, introverted, isolated person I was for many years. I hope you are having a much better day today. Bye for now.

Jim