Patient, Gentle & Kind, Y'all ... Patient, Gentle & Kind.

I find the more I freak out about it, the worst it becomes ... I try doing a little bit of gentle self talk instead.

If I can soothe myself and assure myself that it's okay and that it's a poor coping mechanism but that it doesn't mean I'm a bad person, then it seems to ease up a bit.

I think the harder we are on ourselves sometimes the worse it makes these kinds of behavior become.

I'm no expert though ...