Posted by Lyrical13 on December 27, 2003, at 7:41:08
In reply to I'm such a stupid tool! Argh., posted by zenhussy on December 8, 2003, at 17:47:19
I too go through the whole panic when I do something stupid..it's hard to keep perspective on what is taking responsibility for mistake and what is coming down too hard on self. But I really like the way you confronted the neg self-talk. The difficult thing with depression is that the neg thoughts take over and it's hard to see clearly. I notice that although I am normally a positive person, when in the "bad place" my mind is filled with self-doubt, worry, obsessing about small mistakes, extreme worry about what others think and a marked decrease in confidence. But next time I'm beating myself up I'll have to remember your thought vs truth technique. I also heard this somewhere along the way...when I'm thinking that I should do this or I should've done that..."Stop shoulding on yourself"
Also, this comes in handy when you're way too worried about something that's not that major..
"The people who mind don't matter. The people who matter, won't mind" Don't remember where I heard that but it comes in handy sometimes.L13
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