How to STOP reacting..

For as long as I can remember, I have defended myself. Not just defend myself but absolutely destroy and annihilate any potential threat. I've lived in survival mode for so long. I did the therapy, I did the CBT. Didn't matter. When someone provoked me, I reacted. And guess who was always the bad guy? Yep.

I knew it was part of me I had to change. When I…