This resonates with me, as I also tend to hang on too long. Many of us would rather live in a familiar hell than a potential heaven we know nothing about. Mostly about knowing yourself and what's important. I'm glad we can trade notes along the way.
You would very likely enjoy the book “Mental Traps,” by my partner’s late father, Andre Kukla. The entire book is an analysis of this phenomenon, and it identifies behavior patterns like you’re describing, and ends with some approaches to addressing it. Andre was a professor of both philosophy and psychology, but this book was not written for a specialist audience. If it matters to you, it requires no special belief system or faith. One thing I especially enjoyed is that he is both clear and precise. It helped me a lot.
I think age is an important component of discernment. The life lessons you endured earlier make it more likely you can let go of things more readily, As always, a thoughtful piece of writing.
This resonates with me, as I also tend to hang on too long. Many of us would rather live in a familiar hell than a potential heaven we know nothing about. Mostly about knowing yourself and what's important. I'm glad we can trade notes along the way.
You would very likely enjoy the book “Mental Traps,” by my partner’s late father, Andre Kukla. The entire book is an analysis of this phenomenon, and it identifies behavior patterns like you’re describing, and ends with some approaches to addressing it. Andre was a professor of both philosophy and psychology, but this book was not written for a specialist audience. If it matters to you, it requires no special belief system or faith. One thing I especially enjoyed is that he is both clear and precise. It helped me a lot.
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I think age is an important component of discernment. The life lessons you endured earlier make it more likely you can let go of things more readily, As always, a thoughtful piece of writing.