I have been a scapegoat (too many times)
Blamed/shamed for every problem as a distraction from other people’s growth
Used as a pawn in other people’s desperate need for power and control
Cut to shreds
A familiar role:
Cowering and deferring
Waiting for permission to share the truth
Prioritizing other people’s opinions and needs over my own
A form of codependency:
Enforcing my feelings of not mattering
Protecting (hiding) parts of myself
Sacrificing my devalued needs
Turn down the part:
Time to stop protecting the people who cause me harm
Have the courage to speak up when I feel hurt
Remember that my needs matter
Take a new path:
Assess other people’s motives
Advocate for myself
Trust my instincts
Thrive
