Posted by sar on February 27, 2002, at 17:37:10
In reply to Self Acceptance, posted by Roo on February 27, 2002, at 14:03:54
> I'm curious
> what folks views are on the topic of self acceptance....
> what experiences have y'all had....how do you go about
> achieving it? What do you do with the self critical
> and judgemental voices in your heads?Celexa and Klonopin do 85% of it for me. the other part is just--and i've had a very, very hard time with self-acceptance (still do)--looking in the mirror and knowing someone loves me and so feckin wot i've got a little beer belly...the most we can do is accept ourselves because the other alternative is to be unhappy pay taxes and die.
one of my lifelong problems has been with ruminating thoughts...my heart used to pound even going to the cashier to pay for a gatorade, and if he tried to *talk* to me, i'd mentally analyze the conversation for a good 20 minutes after leaving the store or even occasionally for days just *thinking* about it over and over...
this may sound corny, but doing community service and being in the mental hospital helped my self-esteem and self-acceptance because i realized that i work exceptionally well with children and the mentally ill (especially schizophrenics, for some reason)...they were all really drawn to me, loved me, and i could hardly comprehend it! why me, this sick alkie? but obviously they saw something...helping people can help bring self-acceptance because they are accepting and appreciating you, and it infiltrates ya somehow...
are you on any meds that help with ruminating thoughts/depression/anxiety?
love,
sar
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