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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 380985" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Nancy - I'm sorry she's see-sawing again.</p><p></p><p>It seems like a whole lot of self-sabotage is going on. The end is in sight, success is in sight, finishing something is in sight, so the obvious move (at least in my little corner of gfgland) is to blow it all the heck out of the water. Much easier to work the program when she's smack in the middle of it - but with discharge looming, the responsibility is that much closer to being on her shoulders and it's much safer for her to revert to old behaviors. </p><p></p><p>It's a really old and ongoing story with- thank you. Maddening to watch. Heartbreaking actually. Even when I've point-blank pointed out how he *consistently* and seemingly intentionally makes the wrong move right before he finishes something, he seems incapable of avoiding that pitfall. I think it's tied, for thank you at least, to that old demon of non-existent self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness. It's not something I can fix, though heaven knows I've tried for years to get him to understand that he really does deserve good things/feelings/a good life. It falls on deaf ears.</p><p></p><p>I hope she'll catch herself, Nancy, or that someone will call her on it and she'll actually hear.</p><p></p><p>Many hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 380985, member: 8"] Nancy - I'm sorry she's see-sawing again. It seems like a whole lot of self-sabotage is going on. The end is in sight, success is in sight, finishing something is in sight, so the obvious move (at least in my little corner of gfgland) is to blow it all the heck out of the water. Much easier to work the program when she's smack in the middle of it - but with discharge looming, the responsibility is that much closer to being on her shoulders and it's much safer for her to revert to old behaviors. It's a really old and ongoing story with- thank you. Maddening to watch. Heartbreaking actually. Even when I've point-blank pointed out how he *consistently* and seemingly intentionally makes the wrong move right before he finishes something, he seems incapable of avoiding that pitfall. I think it's tied, for thank you at least, to that old demon of non-existent self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness. It's not something I can fix, though heaven knows I've tried for years to get him to understand that he really does deserve good things/feelings/a good life. It falls on deaf ears. I hope she'll catch herself, Nancy, or that someone will call her on it and she'll actually hear. Many hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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