Janice Selbie<p>Another important truth: YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER PEOPLE’S FEELINGS. Especially engrain this truth in your being if you have narcissistic, manipulative, emotionally immature parents or other family members. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a>, in particular, fosters <a href="https://mas.to/tags/codependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codependency</span></a> and makes it hard to enjoy life without constantly serving or caring for others like a martyr. Grownups are responsible for themselves. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Adulting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adulting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ReligiousTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousTrauma</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/narcissism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>narcissism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/exchristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exchristian</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SecularHumanist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecularHumanist</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p>