Hi, this is K. Songun, and I welcome you this Monday to Radio Headspace.
As an introverted extrovert,
I don't have a ton of really close friends, or even close acquaintances.
I can really count them all on my hands.
And those close relationships I really, really cherish.
Sometimes in life, even though we are close to someone, if they aren't serving us in a positive way,
then the wisest and healthiest decision is to just let that relationship go.
And this is one of the hardest things to do.
But the more we hold on, the more toxicity and stress accumulates in our life.
And we're back to the realization that we have to let this relationship go.
But it's hard, so we continue to hold on.
And before you know it, we find ourselves in a never-ending stress loop.
But no fear.
Mindfulness is here to help.
Which reminds me of a story I'd like to share with you.
When I was an outpatient psychotherapist,
I remember having a patient who was in this exact type of toxic and stressful snowball.
She was a young woman in her 20s and was in a romantic relationship with her high school sweetheart.
She considered him to be her soulmate, and according to her, he felt the same way.
However, he had an odd way of expressing it.