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[–] 30 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Be gentle with yourself. For example if you make an error, withhold calling yourself stupid, or think it. Reassure yourself that errors happen, and learn from it.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    One time I called myself stupid in front of a friend who without missing a beat said "don't say that about my friend!" in a super offended voice and I think about that all the time.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    This is so hard. I am doing all the other stuff regularly but this one will always be my nemesis.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    It's like a muscle, it gets better with practice.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I have underlying issues that force me to sacrifice my mental health just to survive, and thus I lack the safety margin to be gentle to myself.

    I wanna get to a point where I can practice kindness on myself but I am not in a position where I can do so at this point.

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