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You may be putting up with tantrums, negativity, dark moods, and other negative behavior from someone who should know better. This person's dark side is affecting you and dragging you down. But you feel sorry for this person. You are delving into your well of emotion and coming up with compassion and empathy for this individual. But are overlooking and forgiving too much? It may be time to draw the line with a friend or a loved one who is behaving badly. This person's attitude isn't helping anyone. Offering positive encouragement is fine, but don't share the misery.
A recent encounter with a person at work or in a social gathering was almost like an out-of-body experience. It may have been awkward or conflicted, and so you kind of stepped outside of yourself as a way of dealing with it. But you really do need to address the related problem that is still hanging around. Don't just brush it under the rug and think it won't come back. You are probably making far more out of the situation than it deserves. If you delve in and you address it directly, you will see that it will only take moments to end the drama. Then you can relax.
