An environment that is receptive and attentive makes one calm and amplifies their sense of belonging. Vulnerability is encouraged when we do things with pure intentions that don’t threaten other people’s boundaries and sense of safety. Not everyone is projecting, sometimes you’re genuinely being an a**.
The beginning of true healing introduces you to the evaluation of your sanity and the lack of interest around small unnecessary talk with elements that suck the life out of you. You know you’re healing when the differences between you and society are noticeably and you’re wondering if you’re still sane.
Unstable partners view independence in a relationship as abandonment. They’re clingy and anxious because they don’t know how to be alone without triggering their fear of abandonment which can be traced to childhood experiences. If you don’t pick their calls or respond to their texts in real time, their nervous system is dysregulated.