Posted by Dinah on February 28, 2002, at 9:15:17
In reply to Re: Self Acceptance, posted by Roo on February 28, 2002, at 8:59:28
Sounds like you are on the right track, Roo. And it sounds like you have some good therapy. I don't think that those thoughts can ever be banished in those of us who are prone to them. All we can do is to learn to deal with them and to distinguish what is real.
Maybe it would also help to make a list of all the things that make you a pretty terrific person. Or to look at your qualities from different angles to see the good part of them. For example, using myself, I may be odd and annoying to peoplem, but I help lead people to examine their ingrained but automatic beliefs. Or am I really stubborn, or am I just resistant to peer pressure. That sort of thing. Our best qualities are often the flip side of our worst qualities and it helps to see both.
Best wishes,
Dinah
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