”The therapy helped me by not having the negative thoughts.. making me aware of it ... talking about this, is it really the person or is it me, or getting another perspective ... rather than cutting the relationship has helped.“
“I think someone once told me that a thought only lasts for 8 seconds unless you chose to prolong it yourself. For me, I find it easier to engage it a little more and find out where it has come from, why do I think this, where has it come from, and then challenge the idea in my head.”
“May be if I try to point out the things that are good and maybe compare it to another piece of artwork I’ve done before. Or maybe think “well you’ve struggled on this but look now, you’ve managed to do this better than you’ve done before.”
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