PM_ME_SOME_SONGS t1_jbd2fxr wrote on March 8, 2023 at 4:05 AM

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Why not motivate yourself in a positive way? Who said that you need to be hard on yourself to get anywhere? Questions from my therapist.

smr120 t1_jbd5gk3 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 4:33 AM

Because I tried that, and it did not work, and this seems to work for me. Seems like an easy choice to me.

White_Mocha t1_jbe2jzt wrote on March 8, 2023 at 11:29 AM

Sometimes it’s easier to be hard on ourselves than taking the hard way and believing in ourselves.

stressyanddepressy95 t1_jbh3qy2 wrote on March 9, 2023 at 12:13 AM

^ This is probably my issue

PM_ME_SOME_SONGS t1_jbrci7j wrote on March 11, 2023 at 2:45 AM

This is probably it. Motivating yourself by being hard on yourself sucks, but it works.

WraithNS t1_jbeezx7 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 1:34 PM

Duh, because I fucking suck.

Answer to my therapist.

TishTashToshbaToo t1_jbg0vlu wrote on March 8, 2023 at 7:57 PM

How would one do that? I read somewhere (probably in a meme) that you should talk to yourself the way you talk to your pet/child when they succeed at something small. 'Go you! You're so good at this!' or maybe just 'Stop eating that! Drop it!'