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by localghost3000 1249 days ago
I understand the message. I get that it’s coming from a good place too. I’m just saying that stuff like this can make people feel bad about themselves unintentionally.
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I'd say sometimes people may need to feel bad about themselves in order to improve. And this feeling may be triggered unintentionally, too; there's no way around it sometimes. Feeling the pain sucks though.
We disagree. Being ready to make a change and being kind to yourself are not mutually exclusive ideas.
Are you implying that feeling bad = being unkind to yourself?
I don’t anything is as binary as that no. I do think that there’s a difference between being ready for a change and beating yourself up about your shortcomings.