Recently, I have evaluated my personal relationships. I know how important personal interaction is for the pcyche, and I wouldn’t trade a single relationship for the world. But I feel more confidant in my belief that it is never okay for someone to take the reigns at all times. How important is it to share authority in a relationship? Is it healthy to need to be the one in control of every interaction? How many out there feel this way? I am sorry I can’t explore my personal ‘particulars’ (a word a past counselor would frequently visit)with you all. Regardless, for me, it is not healthy to never be in control of my part of a relationship. When others advance too close to me, my instinct is to back away and put my priorities on ‘pause’. Not healthy. I have taken my mental health progress in strides but struggle to see my authority in other aspects of my life. Should I welcome in all the in all the sunshine and darkness