Some people simply have no capacity to see things outside of themselves. No desire to help themselves, or even begin to help themselves and expect others to do the helping for them. Some people are unwilling (and at this point I believe it is unwilling and not unable) to let go of the past, because, well that would mean taking responsibility for ( Read more... )

What in the name of the gods do you do when someone you love consistently, and even sometimes seemingly deliberately persists in taking everything you say and do the wrong way just to avoid taking responsibility for their own feelings, their own mental health; their own holistic well being? I really cannot fathom this willful embracing, ( Read more... )