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Old Mar 29, 2020, 10:32 AM
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I realized last night that I have addictive tendencies. By no means am I a hardcore drug addict, and I'm not really feeling up to going into details, but it is something I need to work on.
Also have a growth on my lip that's bothering me. I see my primary in about a month so hopefully he'll be able to do something about it. It bleeds a lot if I play with it.
Am having some "issues" with my med combo, but if I stick to it the way my doc says to and add an Ativan here or there I'm mostly stable so I guess I shouldn't complain.
I have some things I need to resolve because I'm just coming out or at least having a break from mania and made some mistakes with some people.
I feel like a bad person.
HI spikes!

Many people, likely most people, have difficulty with self-compassion.
We don't grow up being taught this skill.

Here's a link you may want to explore. There are additional videos on youtube on this topic. This is Kristen Neff. Another respected speaker on this topic is Brene Brown.

Kristin Neff:



Be kind to yourself!
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Thanks for this!
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