The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com

Are you constantly trying to “fix” people or your relationships? Do you over-commit to solving other people’s problems at your own cost? This therapy issue not uncommon in my practice – and there are some things to begin to start thinking about in regards to how to stop the behavior.

Here are 4 tips to help you stop being a “fixer.”

1) Accept that others must accept personal responsibility for their own lives and behavior.

2) Realize that what works for you doesn’t necessarily work for others.

3) Know that with relationship problems – both people need to acknowledge that they each have a role in it somehow.

4) Acknowledge that by “fixing,” you might actually be enabling their need for dependence on you.

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Lisa Brookes Kift is a couples therapist, author and creator of The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com: A Resource for Emotional and Relationship Health.  See more of Lisa’s relationship tips and tools.

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