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Hace 3 días · You shouldn’t think like that, otherwise you’ll never be able to develop! This is how I felt before I first learned about the idea of self-compassion. Up until recently, I’d always been pretty strict with myself, especially when I was back in my home country, Japan. I believed that pushing myself to do more would help me to grow even more.
Fear, hatred, despair, and depression are all subsets of self-pity. Self-pity is the result of taking oneself too seriously, and leaves no room for compassion or service to others. The self-pitying victim inhabits a cruel world, a world which does not exist.
Distinct from love (as it is traditionally understood), or lust, limerence is a concept pioneered by psychologist Dorothy Tennov's seminal research as described in her book, "Love and Limerence." This sub is a community of people who self-identify as being in the state of limerence and are looking for support and strategies to deal with it.
Hace 3 días · But they also don’t have to play the pity card or the victim card to get what they want. They express their true selves, and that’s enough. They also don’t fall victim to feeling guilty for standing up for themselves. They know that they deserve to make a stand when their rights or needs are being threatened. 7) They stick to their guns
Hace 4 días · Adolescence expert and AARP author Laurence Steinberg gives advice on what to say to help your teen when you learn they self-harm. His new AARP book, "You and Your Adult Child,” is a guide for parents with kids in their 20s and 30s (available April 2023).
I try not to bathe in this ocean of sorrow because if I will pity myself long enough I allow myself to be even more antisocial that I am normally but god does it feel good. Does anyone have the same experience?
Hace 6 días · You may have spent the last few days, weeks, or months, drowning in a pool of self-pity and sadness. But step back and think about what you used to feel, your motivations prior to this knockdown. Here’s the truth: you believed in something greater than yourself.
