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Originally Posted by Gus1234U
the one thing i will not let me do anymore is ,,,, beat myself up~! no matter how good the reason, no matter how enticing the excuse, no no no beating up Gus~!~! and no beating up other people too. So,, go ahead, feel self pity, feel how it saps your strength, smell how sour it is, watch other people run from it as from a skunk~! then look again at self pity, is it a good friend, or is it someone you can walk away from, say good bye to? approaching is the way to coming to terms, not running away~! Gus
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I received private therapy for two years. My therapist said (many times) "Stop beating yourself up" -those
EXACT words.
And it's a great idea but sometimes I don't even know I'm doing it.
My mind wanders and starts to focus on reasons why I should be angry at myself, others, the system etc. It's really exhausting.
Distraction is great. But it's those alone times that are dangerous.
It's amazing what a terrible friend I can be to myself.