187- Friday Fix: Can You Change Someone Else?
The Verywell Mind Podcast with Amy Morin
English - July 29, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - ★★★★★ - 125 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Health & Fitness Mental Health mentally strong mental strength mental health amy morin mental toughness mindset depression anxiety therapist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A lot of people enter my therapy office, not because they’re looking to change themselves, but because they want to change someone else.
I commonly get questions like, “Can you talk to my partner about their drinking for me?” or “Can you meet with my daughter to tell her that she needs to stop dating men with so many problems? It’s not good for her kids to see that.”
While you can’t force someone else to change their behavior, you can influence them. In fact, the closer your relationship is to someone else, the more likely you are to have an influence on the choices they make.
A lot of people enter my therapy office, not because they’re looking to change themselves, but because they want to change someone else.
I commonly get questions like, “Can you talk to my partner about their drinking for me?” or “Can you meet with my daughter to tell her that she needs to stop dating men with so many problems? It’s not good for her kids to see that.”
While you can’t force someone else to change their behavior, you can influence them. In fact, the closer your relationship is to someone else, the more likely you are to have an influence on the choices they make.