Thanks for the help.
The part that makes me the most angry about this isn't that these stereotypes enter my mind, I would expect that to happen because of how the media portrays these things. It's that part of me still believes them. For instance, part of me thinks "Blacks and Hispanics are statistically more likely to commit a crime". I tell myself that's absurd, and even if it were true it wouldn't matter. But it's still there. It makes me want to shoot myself.
I'm starting to go insane over this, I haven't been able to think about anything else for the past couple of days. I'm so sickened with myself and the thoughts just won't go away. I'm probably going to see a counselor soon, maybe they can help. I've already been reassured by two people in my regular life that I can get through this, but I'm not convinced these legitimate thoughts will go away.
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