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# No one can be forced to grab the rope. Loved ones...
> No one can be forced to grab the rope. Loved ones can offer a lifeline, but the person in the pit has to take hold of it, and sometimes people must pull their own rope.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Self-Pity, Despair, and Returning to Human Connection - Workbook|Self-Pity, Despair, and Returning to Human Connection]]
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“No one can be forced to grab the rope. Loved ones can offer a lifeline, but the person in the pit has to take hold of it, and sometimes people must pull their own rope.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-no-forced-grab-pull-own-rope
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