When you're hurting another person, past a certain point you're cracking them open and whatever's inside them gets all over you. So you should kinda check out whether you want that to happen.
Patrick CalifiaWhen it comes to your inner critic, my advice is to not take advice from someone who doesn't like you. That's like returning to the perpetrator for healing after you've been abused.
Patrick CalifiaBy coming out to ourselves, we free up the energy we spent keeping a part of ourselves hidden.
Patrick Califia