My boss- if I have to suck toes to get paid I will do it.
The police- tickets and jail time sucks
The government- OH no! I haven’t filed my taxes yet! How much time do I have left?
Housing codes, city ordinances, stupid laws
I tried to object to the seat belt law. I should be able to die if I want to. I can’t win. Why can’t I let my grass grow to 9 feet high? Who the heck needs a fire exit? Why can’t people leave me alone?
Um. Embarassingly enough, my father, and sometimes my brothers, ( I live on my own. I just don’t have a keep out sign nailed to my door… yet.)
An abusive ex that tries to control from afar by constantly threatening me.
My therapist and psychiatrist, to some degree. (I do not want to hear one more lecture about unhealthy coping mechanisms but if I freak out I know somebody’s going to be coming to take me away ha ha.)
Society- I have earned the equivalent of an Amish shunning over and over again .
In all honesty I usually do adopt a submissive role in friendships and relationships. I am slowly growing out of it with LOTS of therapy… I think. That submissive behavioral conditioning goes way back to early childhood.