Thread by @MysticxLipstick

What holds Aquarius back from their true potential:

Aquarius is emotionally reserved, observant and creative. This makes for a rich inner world where their possibilities are endless. Aquarius are true visionaries.

Most people never know HOW brilliant Aquarius is though, because they never reveal their full spectrum of thoughts and ideas to anyone. Which is why they tend to only reach their full potential by 50 or 60%

Aquarius grew up in an emotionally distant household. Even if the family operated as a “unit” on the surface, everyone had their own lives separate from each other where everyone’s internal dialogue and feelings about things weren’t fully spoken.

Because of this, Aquarius didn’t get the level of emotional engagement they needed as children. This caused little Aquarius to feel like no one really cares about what’s going on in their head & whenever they DID try to speak out they usually got in trouble for “rocking the boat”

Aquarius’ individuality wasn’t really embraced by their household because surface living was most convenient and “easy” for their family. This created a deep seated fear of rejection. Because of this fear, when they become adults in order to be themselves, they self isolate.

Self isolation is a way for Aquarius to cope with their underlying constant feeling of rejection.

When they do open up to someone, if they feel as if they’re going to get shunned or thrown away for being themselves, they show their ugliest parts as a defense mechanism to push the person out preemptively.. kinda like how a skunk releases a repelling stench to avoid an attack

Because of this defense, it’s hard for Aquarius’ relationships to evolve, grow and strengthen. When their relationships don’t last, they feel like people don’t really care.

It’s not that people don’t care, but without healthy conflict resolution which requires the ability to accept criticism without invalidating someone else’s experience, their relationships conform to the surface level expectation from their childhood.

They mimick their household by shutting down the autonomy and individuality of others with a “if I don’t agree, then your thoughts and feelings aren’t valid” approach when dealing with others.

They cling onto their own individuality so hard that they inadvertently isolate and invalidate the individuality of others... the way they were done in their childhood.

This causes Aquarius to be in a constant loop of self sabotage in intimate relationships which creates depression, a feeling of hopelessness and self fulfilling prophecies of being alone. They continually reinforce the subconscious belief of “nobody will accept me for me”.

This creates self loathing and insecurities in their career, passions and goals. The feeling of defeat in their personal lives cause them to question if their work, efforts and voice will be fully accepted or recognized in the arenas they want to work in.

Aquarius has to realize you don’t have to always fully “agree” with someone in order to accept them for who they are and vice versa. Challenges are a necessary part of growth. They have to understand that they are no longer the isolated child who isn’t appreciated or cared for.

Aquarius has to process the childhood neglect they experienced so they can truly feel happiness from the presence of others without the underlying anxiety of being rejected being a constant force in their life.

If they can release the past, they can be open up to warmth and acceptance from others, which will help them develop the emotional security they weren’t able to build when they were children.

This will help them move out of an isolated space so that their passions can fully grow and breathe.

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