Shackled by guilt
When a person is shackled by guilt, you are at a stand still. You need to be able say no and not feel guilty about it. Your own needs and wants are more important than anything else. If you can't say no you are what we call a door mat. There are many of us out there who are super nice people and are not used to saying no, in which case by saying no often brought us manipulation and or making people pissed off because they are used to us saying JUMP... How high?? My feelings of guilt stem from being controlled by others and for acceptance, well for my own health I had to break free of this cycle. MIND you I am still a loving, caring and empathic person but I had to start to learn that it's OK to say no. I would never get time for myself, and peace or respect if I always said yes, the worlds problems are not my own to bare. I have been through a lot never really got the chance to be myself because I was always looking out for someone Else's best interests.. be it a fri...