KC: Even though I want others to tell me what to do and then resent it ---I honor and acknowledge this unclear relationship
KC: Even though at times I don’t like to do things by myself---I honor and acknowledge these confusing signals I generally send out to others
KC: Even though I can be co-dependent at times---I’m ready to let this go
EB: All these confusing messages
SE: I can’t do it
UE: Don’t help me
UN: I need you to do it for me
CH: Why can’t you mind your own business
CB: All this fear
UA: Wanting to do it myself
TH: And then not trusting myself
EB: All these confusing messages to the people in my life
SE: It holds me back from being myself
UE: It keeps from asking for what I really need help
UN: It keeps me in manipulation
CH: What if I could do it differently
CB: I don’t want to be this way anymore
UA: What if I learned to ask only when I really am stuck
TH: That would be more considerate
EB: Of myself and others
SE: It might be scary at first
UE: I don’t need someone “back seat driving”
UN: And telling me how I’m doing
CH: Gosh, I just might grow in confidence
CB: I like that idea
UA: We’ll do things together when I really need help
TH: Otherwise I won’t be sending confusing messages
Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh
CB: That’s a mature relationship
When the limiting thoughts come back tap on the UE and say or think: “I am committed to being independent and that includes knowing when it’s the right time to ask for help”