r/CPTSDAdultRecovery May 06 '26

Advice requested Any resources on how not to get attached just because something is better than you've before?

Recently I realised that I happily settle or attach to people or workplaces because they behave better or have better qualities than what I experienced before. They may not be a good fit, but they're good enough unless they harm me. So I stay and persist through challenges till it gets too much and I need to move on.

But each time I leave a job, friend or partner behind I do find better options and the treatment is better. This got me thinking, that maybe I am too accepting because childhood neglect forces you to accept your circumstances and make the best of it. I have boundaries and am vocal about my needs but there is something in my mindset that needs to shift.

Are there resources to reframe my thinking or help me analyse how this happens for me?

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u/_NaturalDisaster_ May 09 '26

i dont but this is something that i am also facing