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Responsibility Avoidance

Possible Buried Feelings
Feeling like a victimoverwhelmedinadequateburdenedresentful

Possible Buried Beliefs

  • “If I take responsibility, I will be blamed.”
  • “If I own this, I will be exposed.”
  • “I cannot handle what is required.”
  • “Responsibility means pressure.”
  • “If I admit my part, I will be punished.”
  • “It is safer to avoid than to be accountable.”
  • “If I stay the victim, I do not have to change.”

Healing Notes

Shame loosens in the presence of being seen and not rejected. Naming it out loud is often the first crack of light.

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Not a diagnosis. Not medical advice. An invitation to listen.