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Finally Free: The Courage to Be Me

In the place of all the negativity, the real me is forming through a positive affirmation that I am finally free.

  1. Barberable
    In the dark days past the final discard by the psychopath, and No Contact becomes a way of Life, a new person is emerging. A new sense of self is realized as Cognitive Dissonance dissipates. In the place of all the negativity, the real me is forming through a positive affirmation that I am finally free.

    After months of chaos caused by the psychopath, this new sense of self is the realization of personal growth. The stages of grief have been executed, and as a result of the new self, one great gift has been given.

    In a psychopathic relationship, I felt the red flags. I did not see them. I was so focused on being a people pleaser that I did everything for them and nothing for myself. The pain of being ignored in my marriage caused me to become used up and broken. I did all the giving, my partner did all the taking. Don't let their using you cause you to lose you.

    Self Forgiveness Meditation

    I forgive myself for overlooking the red flags in the relationship. Although they were there, I avoided the red flags because I was so excited about loving my partner, and being loved in return. Although this was all pretend, a vicious lie constructed by my partner, I have a heightened sense of awareness that will not allow me to be in another situation like this. I forgive myself, and I have the courage to be me. I am finally free.

    Through discovering personal empowerment by recognizing my baby steps by becoming one huge step of knowledge and enlightenment, personal acceptance gains slow ground. The courage to be me is personal acceptance of who I am, who I always have been, and who I will become.


Article Author: Barberable