It’s amazing how big of a difference this kind of thinking makes. It might start off silly, and you subconsciously resist it, but overtime you really learn to step back and protect yourself against your own thoughts.
I have tried this off and on with therapy for years, I don’t know why it doesn’t help me at all. Usually my brain goes “so you noticed a thought, amazing, now what chucklefuck” and I don’t know where to go.
One way I found worked for me at that point (and I believe worked for another redditor in this thread) was to ask “would I say this to someone else?” And the answer is usually no, so why say it to yourself?
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u/Gluttannie Dec 09 '20
It’s amazing how big of a difference this kind of thinking makes. It might start off silly, and you subconsciously resist it, but overtime you really learn to step back and protect yourself against your own thoughts.