Secret Weapon

Yesterday's post was on toxic relationship.  If you haven't read it yet, you may want to catch up before reading today's post. So, what can we do if we are in a toxic relationship?  Today, I have invited a special guest to help answer that question.

When Betsy invited me to guest blog on the topic of "toxic relationships", there was no hesitation on my part.  Having been a psychotherapist in private practice for the past 20 years, I was very familiar with what I deemed as "toxic relationships"; individuals in what most know as co-dependent relationships.

Toxicity kills, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly...but one can be assured when continuing in a toxic relationship the end result is never pleasant.

It is vital for individuals whose aim is happiness in life to embrace the reality they possess the secret weapon for expending themselves of "toxic relationships", "co-dependency", or relationships with those I also have termed "faux friends".  What is this secret weapon?  CONTROL OF SELF. This is our one greatest tool in correcting any such relationship...we have control only of self....no one else.  Claiming this control provides us the power to set ourselves apart from manipulating, selfish, narcissistic individuals who wish to consume us.

Take control of your life....a chore by no means simple....but necessary for individual freedom.

Dr. Jim Harryman PhD, LPC,  NBCC.



Now that we know what the secret weapon is, I pray we will all have the courage to use it!  Keep moving forward on this journey called life and be prepared to catch some rays, because there is,

Sunshine After the Storm
Blessings!
Betsy

To read encouraging daily posts by Dr. Harryman, you can visit his blog or Facebook page, Calender Books by Allen James.  You find them by clicking on the links provided on the right side of this post.  Thanks AJ!