Are you gentle with yourself

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#1

I keep being not gentle with myself

It’s pretty important I think 2 b gentle with myself.

It takes practice 4 me I think

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#2

If you’re going to make a @san_pedro thread, you gotta omit the h’s and g’s

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#3

I try my friend. I’m very hard on myself. My first girlfriend really noticed it too.

I grew up in a very broken family and an oldest child. So I had to grow up very fast, and I often felt guilty if my stepfather hurt my mom.

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#4

Nobody can like you, if you don’t like yourself first. :hatched_chick::hatched_chick::hatched_chick:

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#5

Well I hope not cos I don’t wanna be suspended for being ‘spam’

I don’t @san_pedro threads are spam but that’s just personal opinion

#6

I like myself. I’m not crazy about myself, but I have some idea of the things I have been through.

I like you, too @LittleMissSlothy

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#7

No one has mistreated me more than I. A lower self still wants me to die. I still can’t get over me.

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#8

I can be pretty hard on myself, I suppose. I push myself pretty hard, but that’s my nature.

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#9

Why try? Girls? Money? Noteriety?

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#10

To answer your question, yes and no. I’m not forgiving of myself enough for mistakes i’ve made and how I’ve turned out, but I am too soft on myself when it comes to actually going out and achieving things.

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#11

Why not try?

I have to push myself or I end up homeless.

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#12

I’m trying to be . Trying to take care of me … trying to love me… it is hard but it is important to

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#13

I’m sorry to hear that. You did wat u were capable of and that is natural and fine.

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#14

Hm. My mum once said to my dad that she doesn’t like herself.

I like her though.

Maybe secretly and deep down she does like herself but on some level she is just confused.

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#15

I am glad you are with us.

Idk why so many of us are so hard on ourselves.

#16

But ur studying for employment.

And attend social things.

I think ur doing a good job

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#17

I think something that’s kind of putting me off balance atm is that I might die young. Its not a certainty probability but my chances have gone up and this is not a delusion.

So sometimes I’m feeling like omg I have to achieve so much in a short time.

But then I say to myself, it’s not speed, it’s direction. And if speed is too fast, then that derails me off my direction.

#18

Maybe the key is to be patient with ourselves…

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#19

Naaa, I like it rough.

:neutral_face::expressionless::melting_face:

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#20

Do Not go gentle into that good night
rage, rage against the dying of the light

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