In every case, the victim failed to acknowledge the reality of the situation. In every case, failing to acknowledge reality led to negative consequences for the victim.
via A Failure to Acknowledge Reality | Active Response Training.
I am enjoying the heck out of Greg Ellifritz’s posts. I find myself saying way too often “That is exactly what I mean!” making me realize I need more practice on this writing thing. Make sure you follow him.
Yep, lots of truth there, and pointing out human foibles too…
Used to be a blog by a psychiatrist who seemed to have his head on straight, who had a long piece on this subject. One of his patients was a woman who insisted, no matter what, that “I can go where I want and do what I want and wear what I want!” Which included walking in places where a single male in his right mind wouldn’t go, wearing rather skimpy attire.
She flatly refused to deal with the fact that, like it or not, it was NOT a good idea. Because “I have the right-“, etc.