From Self-Loathing to Self-Loving in 5 Questions
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1. Do I need air, food, clothing, or water?
2. Am I safe?
If you have complex PTSD, you may have a more profound sense of whether you're safe or not than others who haven't experienced trauma or who are numb to dangers. I hope you remember to ask yourself, "Am I safe?" Fly away to a safe area if necessary.
3. Is this person in my life for a reason, season, or life?
It is okay to let friends go. Some people will last a lifetime. Others will teach you something for a moment. The more you take care of yourself, the more capacity you’ll grow to empathize with others.
4. Is my self-esteem supported right now?
5. Does this task move my purpose in life forward?
If you're experiencing procrastination, consider that your true purpose in life is speaking to you. When you find yourself procrastinating, draw a circle on a piece of paper, and inside write your purpose. Don't have one? Write, "To be happy."
Outside your circle, make more circles representing your communities: gym, church, family, friends, and so forth. Write inside each community circle the purpose of that group in your life: gym = to be healthy, church = to be in ceremony together, and so on. There is no right or wrong way. It sheds light on procrastination.
After you draw your community circles, view the thwarted task at hand inside one of these communities and the commitment they represent in your life. For me, this breaks my desire to procrastinate. Or, it shows me definitively that the task was originally a waste of time and needs to be given away."
@comfortableNight4463 I love the quote in the picture. It is indeed about making choices that add up to *that* life, we don't have/ want to escape from.✨
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou I agree, the quote is amazing. Self-love is not constantly distracting yourself but finding yourself and working towards who you want to be. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@comfortableNight4463
These are all great questions to ask!
I will have to save them and reflect on them, especially when I feel I am procrastinating!💛💫
@innateJoy9602 I hope they help!
@comfortableNight4463 Accoarding to Mashlow's pyramid, these are the human needs in the order you mentioned them. It's important to be grateful and mindful for all the blessings in our lives and remember to appreciate ourselves. Thank you for the great post!
@calmDew1576 Yes, it's definitely the Maslow Pyramid! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!