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Title: assertive dream -3 months out
Post by: gina louise on February 16, 2013, 01:05:22 PM
Hi all,

I had a great very vivid dream last night where I was at work (old job as a manager). I was filling in for another manager. I was getting the store ready, and the staff was helpful-although all strangers to me.(typical IRL)

At the point of opening the store-several other Managers/Asst. Managers show up-just barge on in and start trying to help!

They were friendly yet overly insistent. There was at least 3-4 people too many, and trying to be "in charge". All female.

I had to send some away-and I did so assertively and firmly. That would have been my "normal" attitude at work, anyways. I was a very good manager and later an area/regional supervisor.

One woman was very scattered and had several time sheets that were a literal mess, stapled together-we never use staples on those docs.

She was trying so hard to stick around and be super helpful-but I told her in no uncertain terms that she  had to leave-we didn't need her help and she had to straighten up those time sheets.

I guess I am trying to remind myself that I can do what I Need to do, and all I need to do is look at my past behaviors to SEE that!

That's important now, as I found out my stbxBPDh has made an appt to see a psych dr. That had been my requirement for Staying Together-and we are a few months from divorce, right now.

I wonder what he's up to... .  if he's trying to engineer a recycle? Perhaps he just can't seem to feel OK at all- that he's finally realized that his drastic moves the past few months didn't fix his life. Not the way he expected, in his fantasy land mind. that's sad.

I feel the utmost compassion for his struggle. I do.

But I am OK, on my own.  :)

GL