Watch Your Words

Watch Your Words

Everybody has self-talk or self-chatter. Sometimes it is positive and sometimes it is negative (or very negative). Do you say things to yourself such as: “you idiot" or “Why did you just do that?" Do you say things to yourself that you wouldn’t say to others? Is what you say to yourself kind?

I know that if someone said directly to me some of the reprimands that I give myself, I would be extremely hurt. So why is it all right for me to make such comments to myself? For many reasons it is good to try to be aware of negative self-talk and to turn it around. With awareness one can take action. In the case of “kindness to self", I think it is important to change ugly to words and tones into sentences that you would feel comfortable using with someone else. Nice words, kind words, make you feel good or better or even accepted.

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Lizzy

Absolutely.  Words are VERY powerful things, whether said out loud or internally.

I am fighting both with the internal and never spoken words to myself and plenty of external always spoken from others.
I feel like I am the one with the big sign in bold letters on my back saying "kick me". I am struggling with all of this but I am determined to get my food plan back on track.
My motto is never,never,never give up.  I will not give up.
Sigh today is just a low day. I need to swim.
Thanks for the vent.

Carla