Letting go and knowing when you need to are important life skills, as is the ability to maintain and set healthy boundaries. All three of these behaviors are challenging to women (and men, for that matter) who grew up in unloving households, didn’t have their emotional needs met, and developed an insecure attachment style. They may resort to building their own version of the Great Wall of China to avoid confrontation and conflict, preferring to deal with the status quo rather than take on an issue; even though they think they’re standing outside the fray, they often have trouble extricating themselves completely. Alternatively, they may equate boundaries with abandonment and hang on for dear life, even when letting go is what’s called for and they’re utterly miserable. Both styles leave you stuck and make changing up your life and becoming happier that much harder.
Becoming aware of your own behaviors and your own unwillingness to tackle what needs taking down is key to healing and moving forward in life. Here are five behaviors that you need to say au revoir to in order to make your life happier and healthier.
[For more of this story, written by Peg Streep, go to http://blogs.psychcentral.com/...ting-now-to-move-on/]
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