29-07-2022 02:43 PM
29-07-2022 02:43 PM
Just sticking this here cause I need it today
29-07-2022 06:55 PM
29-07-2022 06:55 PM
thanks for sharing this @Bow
i struggle believing this for myself
i wish i could love my body, me and for who i am - but i don't 😞
29-07-2022 06:58 PM
29-07-2022 06:58 PM
Struggling myself @BlueBay it’s been a really bad body week for me. Still doing what my body needs but the thoughts are very loud and relentless
29-07-2022 07:01 PM
29-07-2022 07:01 PM
Hugs my friend @Bow xxx
29-07-2022 08:25 PM
29-07-2022 08:27 PM
29-07-2022 08:27 PM
I don’t say anything nice about myself or my body
29-07-2022 08:40 PM
29-07-2022 08:40 PM
I don't think I'd say anything nice about my body either @BlueBay - don't even want to think about it!
I attended a MH Education group once on Compassion. They said, all the things you tell yourself about yourself, would you ever say it to someone else?
This question really struck me. I had very low self-esteem at that time, and I used to do a lot of negative self-talk. At this point, I realised I was being so harsh with myself.
Consider it 🙂
tyme
29-07-2022 08:46 PM
29-07-2022 08:46 PM
it’s only when I see my body @tyme
I would never say anything negative to anyone about their body. Never. But with me I feel flawed, damaged, ruined.
29-07-2022 08:54 PM
29-07-2022 08:54 PM
I know you wouldn't say anything about someone else's body, even if they were the most 'flawed' body shapes etc. Hence my point @BlueBay . COMPASSION. Have compassion on yourself. You deserve it.
Better still, take down the mirrors.
29-07-2022 09:05 PM
29-07-2022 09:05 PM
I do have compassion for others but not me.
not sure I deserve it - like you say @tyme
self love for me snd my body is zero. Wouldn’t even know where to start to change it. So negative towards myself
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