Do you ever feel like you're taking on the problems of everyone else? Do you feel that you're always left out even though you put the most effort into friendships? Do you feel that everything you do ends in failure no matter how hard you try?

Well, there's a reason for this and believe it or not it's more common than most realize. Most of us, especially us guys, tend to take on the problems of others in order to gain their acceptance. You CAN take the negative power from someone and bestow it upon yourself. And if you're enabling people to take advantage of you, that's exactly what's happening.

A lot of us say, "I'm just doing a good deed." Or we try to make ourselves feel as if we're the adult and simply HAVE to care for others.

You're heart is in the right place, but in the end you're poisoning yourself - and it's usually not because we want to truly help others, but to eventually gain their attention. Am I right or am I right?

It's hard to let this kind of mentality go and even harder to realize what it's doing to you.

Let me guess, you've been feeling down in the dumps for no reason? You don't seem to enjoy the things you once did? Everything just seems... boring?

The only time you might feel "empty" of these symptoms is after you *cough*clop*cough (for lack of a better word).

The best way to let go of these troubles is to realize you're giving them the ability to overtake you. You're the one who's allowing them to exist.

Simply say, "you do not have permission to harass me any longer" and walk away to another physical location. Nothing can disturb you unless you allow it.