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Old Sep 17, 2013, 10:47 PM
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Maybe just being open to everything that comes your way, taking it in and being willing to see if it could be helpful might change your expectations, which are in the way.

Also, taking a moment to stop and just appreciate that someone cares enough to offer reassurance ("Don't worry") because that's what they know to do, to be grateful that they have faith in you and your abilities.

When we talk about being stressed, it is only natural for those who are caring individuals to offer some kind of reassurance. It's a heck of a lot kinder than what others offer. ("Sucks to be you.", "Get over it.", etc)

Can your therapist help you learn ways to support yourself, such as understanding how judging yourself and others might not be self-helpful, or self-supportive. It takes some work, but learning to just take things and people as they are, without judging, is calming and reinforces in us that we can deal with what is happening in the moment and what might come along.