Couch 91 - Forget the small change

This is my insecurity day, obviously. The only one .

When I refer to another post but not by name it's because I don't want to single people out in case they don't like that but I don't want to seem impersonal or like I don't know who they are either.

Oh for another brain.

I started today by looking at myself in the mirror and stating out loud what I am grateful for. If you've never done it I highly recommend. It was a powerful start to my day I feel very blessed !

I just recently have been learning how powerful self talk is no matter how silly it seems it does have a great effect on the mind.

This works for a lot of people but for me, (me, me, me) what works better is to recite what I'm grateful for in myself. Sounds self-centered but I do appreciate the world throughout the day, then I feel awful because I'm not worthy of it. The general principle of figuring out what needs shoring up and doing conscious affirmations is a good idea.

I would go the other way around - thats why youre found guilty in court? Hopefully youre ashamed you embezzled or whatever, but maybe not!

^^^^^^^^^^^^ this!

I flipped them. My brain isn't here.....

Bah - mind not in skull. I flipped these should be this way...

Shame - I am bad.
Guilt - I did something bad.

I keep telling my therapist that it's like trying to describe what the number 7 smells like.

so hungry all the time. Seroquel does this to me.

Definitely metallic!

Seroquel does that to me too

I think that was a valuable interaction and you should both take credit for it.
Treating your children as human beings is not a bad thing!

To piggyback from Art's post, my oldest and I had a similar discussion this weekend. She asked for something, then said "Just say NO mom, just no. If I ask for a car, don't say you're going to save that money to buy me a grave and a headstone instead." Who knew? Apparently my kid doesn't WANT me to elaborate, while I feel this insane need to EXPLAIN why my answer has to be 'no' at this time.

By the time I have this parenting thing figured out, I will no longer need the answers!!

I definitely give him credit for talking about how I used to react. It prob wasn't easy for him to do.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. By the time I figure it out he'll be 30! He has told me before "you can say no you're the parent."

No you didn't. I agree with your definition.

Greenish purple and tastes of tin.

im sorry

Yay, you're back!

Yay granite!

Also does this happen to anyone else, and is it as embarrassing for you as it is for me?

yrbff: this is literally what nightmares are made... - Books of Adam

Lol

Don't know about this exact one but similar ones...my life story. Just try and pretend they don't exist.

They don't, do they?

Haha of course they don't exist!

Yeah but what a great "that '70's show" parent kind of answer!! just tell them youre trying to give them the kind of childhood ashton kutcher had - "what a long strange trip its been!"