Letting the negative self talk go
Yesterday I wrote a post saying how I struggle with saying a lot of negative things to myself and I got a lot of helpful suggestions.
Sometimes challenging my inner bully can be almost impossible, especially in the moment when i'm angry or upset at myself. But there is alternative, recognising that the inner bully is there and giving myself space to recognise it, accept and let it pass.
Have a look at this link where @Kaz-RO explains a bit more of the process.
@Ben-RO suggested that I make a thread so that a few us can work on this together, I know that I find doing things with other people a lot easier.
Hopefully some of you want to work on this too and we'll use this thread to talk about how we're all going with it and post some updates!
I'm feeling pretty crappy and being a bit negative towards myself
Hopefully this will help.
I'll get started at 5:35 so in 2 minutes
I'm heaps sick today folks (ate something that disagreed with me). I encourage you all to have a crack at this without me!
Oh no!
For anyone who's keen, reckon we should do the second meditation in the 16-22 years section it's called "are you still breathing?" .Unless y'all wanna have a go at something else?
@Ben-RO signing on! Who's keen to have a go at some mindfulness today? @j95 @OceanMaster1207 @Bay52VU @Stealth_ninja @Creativegirl12?
Suh Dude ?
I invited @ma30n along from another thread, although i am not sure how they feel about it all just yet!
Anyone else here?
Okay for anyone who wants to:
How are we feeling at the moment?
Wound up? Pretty chilled out? Bit of both?
Hey @Bay52VU ! Hmm that one wasn't very meditatey. Still interesting! I'm gonna try checking how I am breathing every time I check my phone 😛
Do we want to try the third one?
Okay how do we feel this time?
Does just focusing on breathing get rid of thoughts? Or does it make them less of a big deal? Or something else?
I feel the same as before doing it, although messed it up by trying to also be there to say goodnight to my partner at the same time as doing it which obviously doesn't work.
I find it just moves the thought aside for awhile, I'm not getting the hang of the cloud thought thing yet.
That will take a little while @Bay52VU i think it's like learning to tie your shoelaces. Initially you have no idea how the hell to do it, then you get a rough idea and kind of do it, but maybe do the knot a little weird and it comes undone. Eventually it just becomes a thing you do without even realising how tricky it was...or that's how learning to tie shoelaces went for me 😛
Considering you both seem to be okay with it, you're doing better than me when i started out - freaking hated it!
