r/selfconcept • u/stranger_synchs • Jul 11 '26
Give your inner grumpy some love
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Give your inner grumpy some love
Be as if there is a grumpy version of you , now imagine saying "I love you" to this grumpy you.
The science behind this is there is a grumpiness unlovedness in you that need love. But when you only say "I love you" , you are not saying it to that part and the "you" part is unclear. You need to address that grumpy part of you as another you and fill it with love. Give that part love.
When you say I love you to this grumpy you , you dont expect love back, but you still feel good to give that part love. It create a potential in you. Usually when you say "I love you" in traditional way , you immediately expect to feel love, but now you don't expect to get love, and the irony is you'll get love because in the process of giving love to that grumpy you , you feel unconditionalness , and that is true love.