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Why do we feel responsible for other people's feelings?

Why do we feel responsible for other people's feelings?

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In this episode we discuss feeling responsible for other people's feelings. Often that means that we can find it hard to stick to our boundaries because we don’t want to upset other people. This can then lead us to feeling that our needs don’t count and we can become frustrated, sad or even angry.


Of course we don’t like to upset others, however we are all responsible for how we respond to situations. It is possible to take accountability for our own actions, but not how others respond to those actions. And this is important though difficult to remember this when we are faced with the distress of others.


Generally it’s not an either/or choice, it is possible to take care of our own feelings and the feelings of others.


Adrienne and Lucy can be contacted through their websites:


www.presenceofmind.life (Lucy)

www.adriennekirk.uk (Adrienne)

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