<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A person may avoid positive people because hope... > A person may avoid positive people because hope threatens a familiar identity. Belonging to suffering can feel safer than entering a group whose expectations require change. **Source:** [[livestreams/Reciprocity, Relationship Contracts, and Finding Your Tribe — Part 2 - Workbook|Reciprocity, Relationship Contracts, and Finding Your Tribe — Part 2]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A person may avoid positive people because hope threatens a familiar identity. Belonging to suffering can feel safer than entering a group whose expectations require change.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-person-avoid-positive-expectations-require-change ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->