flowers & warm embraces

@viemilu

A safe place for those on their journey with mental illness. I am on my own road to recovery and am here to suport others along the way ♡ previous username /daze system/ ♡ I reblog warm and happy things. Please do not interact if kink/nsfw/ddlg/po-rn/go-re, non-traumagenic systems.

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The Art of Spirited Away (2001 art book)

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Lich by John Patrick Gañas

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Can i get a step by step on how to do this?

catastrofries

So far for me it’s been something like:

1. Become aware of how and when you tearing yourself down.

2. Now that you can catch yourself doing it. Offer counters to the negative self talk. A really useful thing I read was to talk to yourself almost the way you would child. Gentle and patient. Even when they fuck up.

3. Take time to celebrate your small accomplishments. You’ve been attacking yourself for every little mistake. Apply that same fervor to the positive things in your life. Did the dishes even though you didn’t want to? Fuck yeah! Got up and took shower? YES!!! You are taking positive steps to feeling better. Celebrate it.

4. Make lists of things you’re good at/ like about yourself. The first time I did this the only two things in my list we’re that I liked my hair and I had good friends. It was start.

5. Don’t beat yourself up if you screw up steps 1-4. It’s counter productive. When I catch myself calling my self stupid for some mistake or other my response now is,“We don’t talk to ourselves like that anymore. What’s something constructive that could actually help solve the problem.”

Most of the time that seems to work. Not always. But more and more Everytime.

I hope any of that made sense.