On expectations · ADHD Harmony™

On expectations

I had a busy and emotionally rough couple of days but I am up again. I dealt with what felt like rejection from a couple of people close to me and it hurt deeply. I was so grateful to have our good counselor JT who helped me realize how my high expectation of others are the reflection of the perfectionism I have about myself. I would expect others to treat me as I treat them but that is not even fair. They are human and have their own lives to deal with. JT reminded me that an expectation is a resentment waiting to happen. When I decide in advance how someone show show up for me, I hand them a script they never agreed to read. So I will remember that the same grace I am learning to give myself -I don't have to be perfect- is the exact grace that sets the people I love free too.

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On expectations