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Joulegirl liked Cactusflower's post in the thread Fear.
“Conscious (ie, obvious, or surface) FEAR (along with Anger) is NOT an emotion. It is a reaction. The reaction is designed to engage the...
May 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM -
Joulegirl liked Cactusflower's post in the thread Lesson (almost) learned.
100% truth TMS-ers who are people pleasers find the idea of "cutting" someone out of their life difficult, always wanting to throw a...
May 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM -
Joulegirl liked BloodMoon's post in the thread Lesson (almost) learned.
I feel for you and truly understand how difficult it all is, but I'm going to be blunt... Only you can decide when the time is ripe and...
May 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread Lesson (almost) learned.
Let yourself find out who everyone is. You may find some long-cherished relationships are no longer worth it (or maybe never were)....
May 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread Lesson (almost) learned.
I'm in the same boat. I learned this spring that my mom is a big factor in my pain. My journaling was pointing to that, but I couldn't...
May 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM -
Joulegirl liked Diana-M's post in the thread Day 10 Feeling the doubts.
Such. A. Hard. Mental. Battle. Some days are better than others. I just hold on to the brighter days and let the dark days wave over me....
May 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM -
Joulegirl liked NewBeginning's post in the thread Day 9 Moved forward anyway.
I can sadly totally relate to this! Definitely something in there about protection for me, but as you say "terrible logic" as it can...
May 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM -
Joulegirl liked HealingMe's post in the thread Day 2 Angry at myself!.
Throughout my recovery, I, too, have felt anger at myself which led me to dig a bit deeper about it. Here's what Alan Gordon mentioned...
May 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread Day 2 Angry at myself!.
You will be amazed on what journaling brings up. This is just the start for you!
May 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM -
Joulegirl liked BloodMoon's post in the thread The little things count.
And while you're doing those things, if you're so inclined, you can get some peace from one's 'monkey mind' thoughts by concentrating on...
May 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM -
Joulegirl liked Diana-M's post in the thread The little things count.
Being grandiose-oriented and very hard on myself, I’m always looking for the big ways to get better. But a couple friends of mine on...
May 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread Day 9 Moved forward anyway.
Yup-my mom was super critical of everything I did! Still is....
May 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread Day 9 Moved forward anyway.
I feel like being self critical (for me) was a way to make sure I'm doing everything right. That I wasn't making a mistake. It is/was...
May 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
