Posted by scratchpad on March 17, 2007, at 17:06:06
In reply to Re: I talked with my sister about it » scratchpad, posted by Dinah on March 16, 2007, at 14:05:49
> Have you tried meditation coupled with radical acceptance?
>I have been talking about this with my T. She's been specific in telling me not to "work" on this, but for the moment, just to notice how I feel. That the process has to be gentle. Sometimes I don't believe her, but the technique has worked on some other issues for me. We started with pretty small stuff - like how anxious and upset I'd get at the grocery store - and it helped. By saying to myself, "jeez, it's happening again!" it dispelled a lot of the discomfort by eying it up sideways.
I'm noticing all this self loathing. And noticing, and noticing. Sigh.
> Or finding different ways to describe yourself to yourself?
>I just got this month's copy of More magazine, and there's an article with photos of some women I strongly resemble. It freaked me out! Where does the timing come from for this?
> In general I scoff at such things, but I can't begin to tell you how Tabitha's description of me in place of certain of my own descriptors has helped me accept aspects of my appearance. I'll try to find that post (which I'm sure is bookmarked on one of my computers) to make sure I'm quoting correctly.
>I'd love to read that post - I remember it clearly. It made a big impression on me :-)
> Maybe we can help you come up with something.
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