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[Bow]

Just sticking this here cause I need it today

 

[BlueBay]

thanks for sharing this @Bow 

i struggle believing this for myself

i wish i could love my body, me and for who i am - but i don't 😞

[Bow]

Struggling myself @BlueBay it’s been a really bad body week for me. Still doing what my body needs but the thoughts are very loud and relentless 

[BlueBay]

Hugs my friend @Bow xxx

[tyme]

Hugs @BlueBay @Bow ,

I'm here, listening.

[BlueBay]

I don’t say anything nice about myself or my body 

@tyme 

[tyme]

I don't think I'd say anything nice about my body either @BlueBay - don't even want to think about it!

I attended a MH Education group once on Compassion. They said, all the things you tell yourself about yourself, would you ever say it to someone else?

This question really struck me. I had very low self-esteem at that time, and I used to do a lot of negative self-talk. At this point, I realised I was being so harsh with myself.

Consider it 🙂

tyme

[BlueBay]

it’s only when I see my body @tyme 

I would never say anything negative to anyone about their body. Never. But with me I feel flawed, damaged, ruined. 

[tyme]

I know you wouldn't say anything about someone else's body, even if they were the most 'flawed' body shapes etc. Hence my point @BlueBay . COMPASSION. Have compassion on yourself. You deserve it.

Better still, take down the mirrors.

[BlueBay]

I do have compassion for others but not me. 
not sure I deserve it - like you say @tyme 

self love for me snd my body is zero. Wouldn’t even know where to start to change it. So negative towards myself