becomes a label. The label becomes a lie. And the lie becomes a liability in how we think about ourselves and interact in every future relationship. The line: I don’t want you becomes the label you aren’t accepted. The label: You aren’t accepted becomes the lie you aren’t worthy. The lie: You aren’t worthy becomes a script of self-rejection. And it unleashes suspicion, doubt, hesitancy, and many other liabilities that hinder present relationships. We project the lines of rejection we heard from our past on others and hold them accountable for words they never said. And worst of all, we catch
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