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Title: why are we so hard on ourselves?
Post by: katia on June 29, 2007, 06:25:40 PM
in our minds we say some of the most hurtful and ugly things to ourselves. things that most of us wouldn't say to other people even.   why?  is there a point to this?
Title: Re: why are we so hard on ourselves?
Post by: RebeccaFog on June 29, 2007, 10:56:57 PM
Quote from: Katia on June 29, 2007, 06:25:40 PM
in our minds we say some of the most hurtful and ugly things to ourselves. things that most of us wouldn't say to other people even.   why?  is there a point to this?

   Why we do it is because we can.

    There is a point to it if the negative thoughts are taken as a challenge and used to make us better people.

    There is no point if we wallow in our own mud and do nothing to come out of it.
Title: Re: why are we so hard on ourselves?
Post by: cindianna_jones on June 30, 2007, 12:48:44 AM
Why?  Isn't it a fundamental law of physics somewhere?  ;)

I wish I knew why.  If I could learn to stop this behaviour, I'd be a lot better off... that's for sure.

Cindi