Being Bethany Rose Blogs

Who am I? What. A. Question.  It’s a question I have been struggling with ever since I started therapy, as I work through my past I can feel myself letting go of who I thought I was, maybe that’s the wrong phrase, I’m not letting go of her, she just doesn’t fit quite right anymore. So many little niggles, the clothes I used to wear don’t suit who I becoming. The activities in life I thought I loved, they suddenly don’t feel like the belong to me now. There’s this sense that I’m not fulfilling my potential but I’m too...

Have you ever really taken notice of how people are making you feel? Have you ever taken the time out to think how you make others feel? That’s been my challenge this week, sitting back and listening to how my body responds after having contact with different people. Who leaves me feeling motivated? Whose name am I always excited to see pop up in my inbox? Likewise, who leaves me feeling drained, who leaves me feeling like I’m not good enough? It was interesting. Possibly too interesting, for one thing I did notice was the sly insults, thankfully not plentiful,...