Paige Reillyさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Paige ReillyInstagram)「One of my biggest flaws is being too independent, or thinking I need to be fully independent (to a fault). Sounds weird I know but -⁣ ⁣ We all know, I am an introvert lol. I am shy, quiet, HATE speaking up, standing up for myself, and causing any type of confrontation WHATSOEVER. I don't want to bother people or cause any issues, so instead, I just pull back from the situation and walk away. This sounds so horrible as I put it into words, but lately I have really noticed this trait and realized how self-destructive it can be.⁣ ⁣ Throughout my whole life, if someone doesn’t respect me, if I don't like a situation, etc - INSTEAD of speaking up, facing the issue, asking for what I believe I deserve, I just walk away from a situation and "do it on my own". I don't want to fight about things or fight for respect because confrontation is the biggest enemy for me, walking away is just easier. I have become too comfortable with "being independent" to the point where instead of trying to fix something which could require possible confrontation, or an uncomfortable situation - I go, eh, I'm out, I can do it on my own, because I've always been fine on my own.⁣ ⁣ I've had many times in my life where I feel that I am not enough, and I don't WANT TO have to prove myself to people, so I just walk away. I don't want to ask for help when I need it because I've always just resorted to figuring things out on my own. It's such a weird thing because having independence is a necessary quality to have, but mine is somewhat rooted from negative situations in my life.⁣ ⁣ This "loner" mentality has now made it SO hard for me to have those difficult conversations and SPEAK UP when I need something, want something, or simply just need help because my whole life, I just walk away and figure it out on my own. ⁣ ⁣ But, you can't change what you don't acknowledge and these past few months have definitely had me in my head a lot and really breaking down some of my traits and behaviors and understanding WHY I do them. Sometimes you gotta call yourself out to grow & I have grown so much in the past few years on this journey and it's time to grow in this sense too.」5月23日 8時08分