Self-Abuse Awareness

I am only on Day 9, taking it slowly in order to be thorough. I know there are a lot of forms of self abuse, and to be aware of it now is overwhelming. I would never treat another person the way I treat myself: "I should . . . " "Why can't I . . . " "Why did I do that . . ." -- even when I do something minor like drop a jar lid on the floor. I never talked to my children that way when they were growing up. I want to say, "What's wrong with me . . . " but I know that is another form of abuse. I can't remember a time in life when I wasn't hard on myself, so this is a roadblock, not knowing how to change the inner dialogue (monologue).

 

Hi,

You could try using positive affirmations. For example: "I am a good person" or if you believe in God: "I am a child of God, God loves me, everything is fine". You'll have tremendous results, you'll see.

Read this:

https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/the-power-of-affirmations.19398/#post-102934 (The power of affirmations)

 

What if you have body pain 24 7 and you still do sports and everything? And the pain still there am not afraid of it lol