Recognize the Pattern: The Fastest Way to Stop Repeating the Same Pain
Linda BinnsWhen Something Repeats, It’s Trying to Get Your Attention “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” — Warren Buffett If you’re highly sensitive, you often notice patterns before other people do. You notice tone changes. Energy shifts. What’s unsaid. What’s “off.” And when a repeating situation starts to show up — again — it can feel exhausting and unfair. But here’s a reframe I come back to again and again: A repeating experience is often a pattern asking for your attention… not a punishment. Patterns show up in many forms: • You keep working for people who don’t value you. • You keep attracting relationships where you over-give. • You start strong in a job — then slowly feel boxed in and drained. • You keep saying yes, then resent it later. • You keep trying harder… and still feel behind. When the outer details change but the feeling stays the same, that’s a clue.