PivotYourPerspectiveSAMPLE

Introduction
The emotional instability of the family situation,
mixed with the emotional unavailability, worked to
intensify and polarize the experience for me. My
experience varied from structure to free-fall to chaos.
Emotions help to facilitate
our journey just like a
compass can help you
determine what direction
to take as you review a map.
I began to recede more and more into myself, retreating
from the world and building my psychological walls of
protection.
Uncertain about the specifics of our life experiences,
we all quite normally seek methods to soothe ourselves
and to make sense of our surroundings—so that we can
be and feel safe. My experience drove me to make a pact
with myself—I vowed to always try to figure things
out, no matter how much “life” confused me. I vowed
to work my way forward. I promised to take the feeling
of helplessness and use it to propel myself forward—to
transcend that feeling to one where I was in control. It
was a life-changing moment that I did not realize was
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