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Originally Posted by lavieenrose
Has therapy not worked for you, Shezbut? It does take a lot of work and consistent repetition of a new habit to plant it more deeply in the psyche, I think. Sometimes, the "fake it til you make it" strategy has worked for me, and visualizing as clearly as possible what I want to be feeling or doing...
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lavieenrose,
Therapy has been a very long road for me. Not that it hasn't worked, it has in short-term situations (in the past).
After many, many years of therapy I'm finally beginning to work upon my core issues and ideals. I've been holding onto this self-hate and shame for 35 years. I still have physical imperfections that I can't ever afford to fix (teeth)...the last thing I want to see, looking in the mirror, is my ugly smile. Or my rosacea.
I should "practice what I preach". I know. I just can't look into the mirror without attacking myself. Maybe extreme?? I don't know.
