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We tend to play mind games with each other when we’re unsure if we can trust one another.
What are mind games? Here are a couple of examples:
Circling around the truth but never quite being direct with what we want to express.
Coming up with questions to indirectly ask what we really want to know.
Lying about what we know or how we feel because we fear conflict.
Playing mind games might feel like a safe way to “test the waters” with new and even existing connections, but in reality it’s a coping mechanism to protect you from getting hurt.
If you find yourself trying to avoid certain topics in conversations with others, this is an opportunity for you to connect on a deeper level with yourself, so that you can overcome a limiting belief or a traumatic trigger. This will help you express yourself more freely and ultimately bond with more people!
