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peachLemon9537
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PathStep 3 Compassion hearts59 Forum posts5 Forum upvotes20 Current upvotes20 Age GroupAdult Last activeFebruary, 2023 Member sinceJanuary 26, 2023
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Emotional mistake spiral and Self compassion
35 & Over Community / by peachLemon9537
Last post
 January 27th, 2023
...See more Hello everyone, I sometimes find myself "spiralling". It is absolutely awful. It is a complete loss of control emotionally. It often happens after I make a mistake. Which is followed by vicious me against me action and then everything just implodes. Sometimes the trigger is relatively minor in hindsight, but the effect is still the same. Does anyone else experience this? How do you manage it in the moment and break out of the spiral? How do you manage it in the long term so that you don't find yourself in that position? Is the answer self compassion? If so, how did you guys manage to end up being compassionate to yourself, because I clearly am not in those times and it feels impossible to be.
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Looking for supportive friend and listener
35 & Over Community / by peachLemon9537
Last post
 January 27th, 2023
...See more Hello there. I would like someone to talk to who is supportive. I have a long history of anxiety and depression. The thing about me is that in real life I am the person everyone always turns to, but I don't feel I have anyone. I try very hard to grow, and put in the effort to overcome my issues, but there are times when all my efforts fail. And I spiral. That is when I need you. Someone to not judge, or be harsh or give my then horrible inner voice more fuel. Sometimes I know it will appear that the outside event is "nothing", and not a big deal. But the external thing for me was enough. More importantly, this is me visiting an old place where what I need is compassion, understanding, support, and lack of judgement. Things that I effortlessly show others, but in that moment am unable to show myself. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Looking for supportive friend and listener
General Support / by peachLemon9537
Last post
 January 31st, 2023
...See more Hello there. I would like someone to talk to who is supportive. I have a long history of anxiety and depression. The thing about me is that in real life I am the person everyone always turns to, but I don't feel I have anyone. I try very hard to grow, and put in the effort to overcome my issues, but there are times when all my efforts fail. And I spiral. That is when I need you. Someone to not judge, or be harsh or give my then horrible inner voice more fuel. Sometimes I know it will appear that the outside event is "nothing", and not a big deal. But the external thing for me was enough. More importantly, this is me visiting an old place where what I need is compassion, understanding, lack of judgement. Things that I effortlessly show others, but in that moment am unable to show myself. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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