Fear.

Fear opens the door to power and control.

If there is panic that something will be lost,

security,

connection,

or belonging, people respond.

Journal Prompt: In relationships I fear…

For the sake of this series, we will not talk about abuse that has escalated to physical and sexual violence, obvious offenses that need to be taken seriously, here is a resource for more help. In this series rather, we’ll process more subtle patterns that can as well be damaging to relationships.