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Can't seem to shake the feeling

User Profile: brightField7213
brightField7213 July 17th, 2017

I know why I hate me, I know what I hate about me, I can see and feel all my flaws but can't figure out what step to take to let go of all my "insecurities " been living with this for 15years now been to therapy once lasted 3 months felt like it was common sense strategies, things I've already tried. How is it so easy for others to accept their flaws when I've been trying for so long. I'm 25 still trying to figure ME out and where I fit in LIFE. What/ how do I do?

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User Profile: lucidpanic
lucidpanic July 17th, 2017

Can the flaws be refined by exercise or skill ? Are you more "flawed" than anyone else ? what are your goals and ambitions ?

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User Profile: brightField7213
brightField7213 OP July 24th, 2017

@lucidpanic tried the sticky note encouraging quotes, standing in front of a mirror for minutes, writing, trying to tell myself the same lies trying to convince myself it's true, but nothing has worked so far

I'm lost, what should I try next?

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User Profile: lucidpanic
lucidpanic July 24th, 2017

@brightField7213

Stop telling yourself lies. Dont cheat to yourself. Tell the truth,
that there are things that you are not happy with, that you want to change.
Face the mirror and dont simply say something about what you ARE,
but what you DO or not DO. If you have to view something negatively then the way you behave.

write down on your sticky Notes:
"Change is hard, takes effort, pain, sweat and sometimes you stumble"
"There will be resistance from my mind, my body and my spirit."

Then find things that you wish would be different, and write them down.

then go to google and search online "Can be X be changed ?" "best steps to become X", "bigest challenges in X".

When you have your goals, and read how to achieve them, then break them apart.
Lets say one of the goals you have writen down is " I want to be attractive."
Break that apart:
What is attractive ?: Looking good, being charming.
what is "looking good"?: healthy body, good clothes, clean look.
what is healthy body ?: fit, rested.
how do I get fit? : exercise regulary, eat healthy.
how do i look rested?: sleep regulary and well.

Break everything you want change to the level that is so simple you can do it without thinking.

For example if you want to read 3 chapters of a book every day to learn some topic for school:

> prepare paper, pen to write and the book.
1- Read a paragraph of text ( about three senteces).
2- Close eyes and explain it to yourself in head.
3- Write down in your words what the paragraph means.
4- go to 1)
> when done 3 chapters, make a big green mark in your scheduler for the day

If you have your action plan, write down how your body, mind and spirit will resist.

Body - I will feel to tired, to hungry, to anxious, to hot, cold..
Mind - I will feel needing a break, do something else first, put it on tommorow
Spirit - I will feel a lack of progress, not see any point of it, etc

Find answers to above questions that work for you, like :
- Yes its normal to feel tired sometimes, especialy if you make effort.
- Breaks are planned in, after the exercise
- i can watch the movie later, answering the mail can wait for 30 min
- Today is yestedays tommorow, its awful to wait for the last moment panic to do something
- Achieving something is like building a house, boring brick on brick, step by step.
- if there is no point to anything, at least doing something leaves me without regrets

And then talk with your potential self and universe every morning and evening.

Morning: Hey, my future myself; what and how can i do today so i will have no regrets ? how can i make it awesome.
Evening: Did it work out as i wanted, what was good, what needs adjustment ? Did i made a step on achieving my goals ?

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User Profile: Ylina
Ylina July 17th, 2017

I can relate to self criticism, so the one thing i can tell you for certain is you should not. There are plenty of people in the world who pass judgement even if it is not their place. The way they look at you sometimes sticks into youre mind and the flaws they see in you, you see too.

There is a purpose in life for everyone , and you have one too, but you cant get there until you get comfortable being youreself. Doing the things you like, feeling alive, challenging youre abilities, all these little things give you a push in becoming someone you want to be.

Get rid of the self-hate notion because it tends to grow if you do nothing, and ease into the things that you do like having and are proud ofheart

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User Profile: brightField7213
brightField7213 OP July 20th, 2017

@Ylina

thank you not to be negative I appreciate you responding, but sometimes it just feels like one of those "easier said than done" things even tried "do things just to say you did" thank you it's nice to hear others understand the feeling

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