SELF-CARE:

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Many of us have been deprived of support and
nurturing for so long we may not realize it's
something we want and need.

We may not reach out to have our needs met. We
may be in relationships with people who cannot
or will not be available to meet our needs. Or
we may be in relationships with people who would
be happy to respond to a direct request from us.

We may have to give up something to do this. We
may have to let go of our martyr or victim role.
If we ask for what we want and need, and get those
needs met, we will not be able to punish people,
or push them away later on, for disappointing us.

We may have to let go of our fears enough to
experience the intimacy that will occur when we
allow someone to love and support us. We may even
have to learn, one day at a time, how to be happy
and content.