I'm still working toward a point of wanting to be self-compassionate, and believing I'm deserving of compassion. I understand these truths, but I think I have more work to do regarding shame and low self-worth before I can be compassionate toward myself and have the attitude to match.
"Doing what is needed" is a big part of dialectical behavioral therapy or DBT, which I'm doing right now. It's a huge challenge for me. It sounds so obvious but most of my brain wants nothing to do with it.
I am trying to not beat myself up for being so stuck. Much easier said than done of course.
Indeed! Execution is the hardest part. I like the meta-move of being compassionate with ourselves for getting stuck on being compassionate to ourselves.
I'm still working toward a point of wanting to be self-compassionate, and believing I'm deserving of compassion. I understand these truths, but I think I have more work to do regarding shame and low self-worth before I can be compassionate toward myself and have the attitude to match.
"Doing what is needed" is a big part of dialectical behavioral therapy or DBT, which I'm doing right now. It's a huge challenge for me. It sounds so obvious but most of my brain wants nothing to do with it.
I am trying to not beat myself up for being so stuck. Much easier said than done of course.
Indeed! Execution is the hardest part. I like the meta-move of being compassionate with ourselves for getting stuck on being compassionate to ourselves.
Yes exactly my experience too! The implementation is the hard part, going from head to heart from knowing to feeling.