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How to properly take responsibility?
I feel like I’ve been disappointing people a lot lately, which cumulated into a disagreement with a family member today where they were hurt and disappointed by a choice I made. I feel awful for having hurt them and wrote an apology letter to give before I leave tomorrow, but I’m a little worried I have a toxic/self centered mindset and I’m not genuinely taking responsibility. While I feel horrible for my role and how I made them feel by a choice I made, part of me feels hurt as well and slightly wronged since I felt like they, from a place of not understanding, made me feel like my struggles were minimized. BUT, I’m also a really big advocate that mental health should never be an excuse for harmful behavior/choices and know that I made this decision because if my anxiety and it’s not excusable. I’m worried that, if I still feel a certain way about part of the interaction, then the responsibility isn’t legitimate— while I know I played a part and need to change something, I still ~feel~ as if I’m not totally in the wrong and could have used some understanding, but again that’s me placing some responsibility on something outside of myself and using mental health as a poor excuse. I just feel so confused— I can’t tell if I’ve been hurt, if I’m toxic, if I’m manipulative, if I just made a bad choice, if I’m using ocd too much as an excuse, etc., so if this post seems manipulative or anything please let me know and I’m very sorry if it is So with this, how can I check if I’m taking proper responsibility for something like this and I’m not playing the victim? How can I assess if I’m actually the problem, and what steps can I take to change this?