A person carrying $899,000 in debt realizes they've been reframing their situation as positive to stay strong, but their caregiving responsibilities and forced optimism are masking the real problem. Acknowledging the harsh reality is the first step to fixing it.
Do you find that sometimes you are always trying to look for the positive spin on something?
Yes. When we were taking care of my siblings, I couldn't go back to my parents for help. So I.
Felt like we have to be strong. I just realized I always try to tell my story like a positive way.
I can understand why you do it. The idea that we can't even think about something negative. We just have to focus on the positive. But I also noticed that in order to be able to fix our money problems, we actually have to be honest. Like, are we in a bad situation because we have $899,000 of debt? I can tell you it's very difficult to move ahead if you are always spinning something to be positive.
