(April 14, 2021 at 11:32 am)Astreja Wrote:(April 13, 2021 at 10:07 am)tackattack Wrote: I hope you get help. We all seem to be the stories we tell ourselves. Our success and failures seem to be dependent on what we narrate ourselves to be. You seem to have a very negative self narrative. Those seem to perpetuate themselves to an end. Only you can change your narrative.
Becoming aware of what we're telling ourselves is a critical part of changing that internal monologue. Interrupting a stream of negative thoughts, even momentarily, gives us a foothold and then we can start to question: "Is this actually true? Do I want it to be true, or do I want to go down a different path?"
Agreed, momentum is a key in getting out of that negative feedback loop. Firstly by stopping then moving it , then to move into a more positive space.
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