Personal Narrative: My Overure

My Overture I was a dependent personality disorder patient and writing helped me figure out what I was truly seeking in life. Most of people with dependent personality disorder did not trust themselves to make the decisions. They often depended on other people to choose for them because they felt their fellows might have better ideas in mind. They might be devastated by separation and loss, and they might go to great lengths, even suffering abuse, to stay in a relationship. I had always known there was something wrong with me but was never able to identify it. I carefully documented my thoughts and feelings in journal throughout the years. Throughout my life I had to always ask advice and reassurance of others before making decisions. I did not have a voice of my own. I allowed others to take over control of my life. I was lack of self confidence. I believed that I couldn’t take care of myself. It was always hard for me to do anything alone because I thought and said to myself that there was no way for me to ever be successful without the help of others. I was willing to tolerate my so called loved one to mistreat and abuse me because my fear of loneliness. This void in my heart became larger and larger as I was trying to fill it with my past relationships. My life …show more content…
I trusted people way too easily which should not be a bad thing because people should always be truthful to each other. Honesty used to be the best policy in everyday life in human society but somehow it was not the case anymore. Life became a game of who could tell a better lie. Love shouldn’t hurt and friends should never turn their backs on each other. Back in the days, we could fearlessly to show our attraction and affection to one another but now we had our feelings hidden. It carved a piece of my heart out of my chest each time I had to keep my lips sealed from revealing to someone that I loved them because the rule of survival had