Posted by llurpsienoodle on July 10, 2008, at 16:44:02
In reply to great post, great points :-) (nm) » raisinb, posted by 10derHeart on July 10, 2008, at 14:24:52
I think that there is a lot of value in approaching things with certain assumptions, for instance
"I'm going to be happy by doing this"
"I am a good person"
"I love my life"
and further affirmations.
It takes a certain amount of ego strength to be able to tolerate such statements though. I am finding them to be more acceptable and am more self-accepting, over time. The groundwork was laid by my therapists, who seemed to believe in me and think highly of me no matter what crisis or state of existential anxiety I passed through.
-Ll
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