I did an exercise where we had to think about our favorite place when we were a child. Then we went there. And then we said hello to that child, to us. It was like being part of the movie "Inception." I have started going to meet the child or young adult in me, and I am much kinder and less judgemental of myself, I comfort myself instead. The next step I am going to do is take myself out for outings and to buy things, just like I do for my children. I am not sure how eating a packet of cookies fits into my enlightened approach, maybe I will get a little smarter and mostly stay the same old me who worries a lot.