What are family rules? Generational “laws of the universe” as your family understood them. Family rules limit us. They are what was decided in the past; they are not guidance for today.
I need to be fixed to be ok around people… I feel clueless on how to act… I disconnect from people… I have to quit smoking to be around people… If I’m not good enough, they might leave… I need to fix my weight!
Even if we have shifted a lot of old beliefs, this one may be pretty ingrained, blocking our movement forward. I have tried everything, why would this time be different? I don’t want to hope and fail again. I feel stupid and it hurts.
