Why You Can’t Change Other People
Ultimately, one has to heal oneself. No one can do this work for another person.
Let’s take a broken leg: A doctor can set the bone, prescribe medication, and guide the healing process. Other people can support that person while they heal by taking care of driving, shopping, and other tasks, but ultimately, the person is responsible for doing things that will help their leg heal like keeping their weight off of it, physical therapy, and following medical advice.
It is the same with mental or emotional wounds. A person has to heal themselves, and they have to choose to heal. And this is not easy.
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