Hearing a few wise words at the right time has the power to totally shift your perspective. BuzzFeed asked readers to share something their therapist told them that completely changed their mindset. These are some of their most inspiring words of wisdom.
- "'Would you criticize a friend like that? No? Then why criticize yourself like that?' This reminded me to be kinder to myself."
- "You're not lazy. You just only have a certain amount of energy. And right now, you're using it all to survive."
- "Anxiety has a really loud voice, but yours is louder. Say the anxious thought out loud, and if it sounds ridiculous out loud, it's ridiculous in your head."
- "'You're perfectly good just the way you are right now — as in it's good that you want to work on yourself, but you're already a valid person. And that goes for everybody.' I don't think it has fully sunk in yet."
- "'You can't force someone to say sorry no matter how much you think they're in the wrong.' It freed me from a toxic friendship because I realized I didn't want to stay friends with someone who couldn't apologize for hurting someone or causing a misunderstanding."
- "You'll suffer for as long as you allow yourself to suffer."
- "'Just because you don't understand or agree with how someone is feeling doesn't mean they aren't truly feeling it.' This came from relationship counseling … and it's a real game-changer."
- "Know that you cannot fix everything, and that's OK."
- "'Do you have enough evidence to support freaking out?' Nine out of ten times, as a chronic over-thinker, the answer was no. On the off chance it was a yes, her follow-up was, 'Will this level of freak-out help the situation?' Ten out of ten times, the answer was no."
- "Don't set yourself on fire just to keep others warm."
- "It's OK to put yourself first. The people that matter the most and care about you the most will understand."
- "If you want to be someone you've never been, then you'll have to do something you've never done. That combined with the standard internet wisdom of 'it's OK to be scared, just do it anyway' got me started on a bunch of life changes that really helped."
Source: BuzzFeed
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