Why we push people away when we need them most

Have you ever said you're fine when you absolutely weren't? Or watched someone you love disappear into their grief and push you away, even though that's when they need you most? There's something deeply human about withdrawing when we're hurting the most. But research shows us that the very moment we need connection is often when it feels most impossible to receive it. Today we're talking about what's actually happening inside us when we isolate, why the people we push hardest are often the ones we trust most, and what it really means to show up for someone in the dark. In This Episode: Why isolation isn't relief, it's a self-reinforcing loop that amplifies distress by making our brain interpret the world as more threatening the more alone we are The burden belief: that deep, unconscious conviction that we're too much and our pain is an inconvenience, so we push people away before they get the chance to leave How Scripture doesn't shame us for withdrawing (Naomi, Elijah, Psalm 88), but shows us that God meets us there and sends us people who refuse to be pushed away If you're isolating: find just one person and let them sit with you in it without needing to fix it. If you're being shut out: keep showing up in low-demand ways and prove through continued presence that you're not going anywhere Connect with us! Website: ⁠⁠https://www.pzazzonline.com/⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/pzazzartstudio⁠⁠ Instagram- ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pzazzartstudio⁠⁠  Text us: 1-334-249-1818