How do I
like
forgive myself for doing normal things
Seriously though how do I stop screaming at myself that I’m a terrible person all day everyday
Let’s make a pact: if one of us figures this out we tell the other(s).
I’m down.
This is what’s helped me:
a) talk therapy (I’m on brain-docs #6 & 7, this is not easy) & mindfulness meditation (ubiquitous, over-hyped, also not easy to do well and consistently)
b) rebalancing brain chemistry with the right anti-depressant/anti-anxiety meds (this took false starts and wrong turns, and they sucked horribly)
c) reducing physical pain through major surgery (…not easy), yoga (ow), medication (!), meditation (more), cat petting, fiction, massage, you name it I’ve done it
Now when the voice yells “I am terrible!” I usually remember to yell back, “Yes, voice, you are!” But it still isn’t easy.
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