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Old Oct 02, 2012, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by autotelica View Post
I know I need to stop feeling guilty and ashamed for doing only what I'm supposed to do in therapy. And I know I need to stop hating myself for being unable to control myself. The question is how do I do these things? My therapist says I need to be easier on myself and tell myself, "I'm doing the best that I can."
I think that mantras can work but I also think that you have to work it from the other end and that you need to discover why you are so hard on yourself.

I also think that your sadness is a breakthrough. You have been altering your approach it seems.
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Don't let your problems or the world make you feel small. Stretch your arms out over your head. Take a deep breathe. Tell yourself that you are big. You are big, not small. You always have space, you are not trapped........

I'm an ISFJ
Thanks for this!
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