Right now you’re caught in a vice between two extremes.
Doing what your parents want…and being true to who you are.
The problem is that who you is currently dependent on your parents for financial support, approval, acceptance and affirmation.
Worse, you love them and don’t want to hurt them.
But at the same time, loving them is killing you, and causing so much pain that even the thought of suicide provides an immediate breath of fresh air…an end to an impossible struggle.
If that’s you, then this section and the Escape Velocity course on Parents is for you.
The good news: there’s a way out that doesn’t involve committing suicide or subscribing to a life of addiction to manage the pain.
The bad news: the way out is messy…like crawling through a sewerage pipe to get to freedom.
And it starts with a particularly stinky word…Honesty.
The fact is, you don’t have the power or resources or mental/emotional fortitude to make the change that you desperately need to make.
You know that and your parents know that.
So rather than fighting this or feeling guilty about this, the first step is to simply acknowledge this.
Accept it and take ownership of this.
“This is where I am right now.”
Once you’re honest about how things actually are, then you can go to work on making them better.
But you need to own where you are, regardless of whose fault it is. This isn’t about condemnation or assigning blame…because none of that empowers you to change your situation.
Instead, you’re going to take back control of the situation by owning where you are, and owning the responsibility to make things better.
It is no longer your parents’ job or anyone else”s responsibility to make you happy or help you fulfill your life’s potential.
It’s your job. Period.
Once you’ve owned this, then we can get to work on making things better.
Ready? Good. Let’s get to work.
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