My therapist says i need to be kinder to myself.

@PhoenixPhail I have been trying. It's such a draining thing to do, believe it or not. It takes such mindfulness and awareness, and frankly sometimes it makes me SO tired (and angry and sad...).

But, I am trying. Thank you.

@OverMe It sounds as though your trying to be kinder to yourself is taxing a very well-established system in yourself that wants to pull you closer to itself. I recognize that's what goes on in me.

@OverMe Well, it seems that way.
So this is: "a core belief developed from very early childhood. Negative self talk that ive done my entire life and didn't even know it until the last year or so."
So what created that?

@mathsman It's a really long, complicated story.

@OverMe Love to hear it

@Bluesky53 Lots of reasons that I think are true, but I have to believe they are distorted, as that is what my therapist says.

@OverMe you've said nothing,

@ChipmunkErnie Probably.

@76starships Yeah, that's what I hear lol. 💙

@SW-User Self hatred...a core belief developed from very early childhood. Negative self talk that ive done my entire life and didn't even know it until the last year or so.

@BabyLonia Probably true. 💙