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When You Cannot Stop Performing in Relationships

Every conversation feels like a chess game where I am three moves ahead trying to control how the other person sees me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The false self has taken over authentic relating, creating exhausting patterns of manipulation and image management.

Ideas that help explain it
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.