Defeated Manipulative Vulnerability.

It seems easy for people to forget we can reject only ourselves and do so most often by slipping into unconsciousness.

To avoid losing we lose. To escape punishment we punish ourselves. To keep from winning we defeat ourselves. To invite rejection we act worthless. The key to change, I think, is to express vulnerability directly rather than make others suffer for it through our blaming tactics.

It should be a goal to let your fears and feelings out, making concrete choices to change your responses to them.