I wouldn’t say anything when things happened, even when it did bother me, because the fear of conflict would have me in a chokehold. So I’d leave it alone and just try to move on, but that shit didn’t actually go anywhere. It stayed with me. Then the next time something came up and I finally reacted, now I’m the one trippin. I’m the one “doing too much” cuz nobody saw everything that built up to that point. Then I’d end up feeling like I just needed to control my reactions better, but whole time I just needed to start facing my fears. What’s your first reaction… bite your tongue or blow up? No judgement here. We’re all human! . #emotionalpatterns #selfawarenessjourney #peoplepleasingpatterns #innerwork #healingthroughawareness