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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doing the work is exploring and sitting with the uncomfortable feelings, going beyond the obvious stem to find the root. I don't like it either, but it gets better, then worse, then better for a while. Sometimes therapy is necessary.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah. It mostly sucks at least for me. A cornerstone of a lot of my personal crap is lack of self worth which makes improvement pretty tough. I've been in therapy for over 5 years now, and understanding concepts is much easier than applying them. Of course that's just my experience.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a lot more common than you would imagine. You're worth it though. Sometimes you may not feel like it. Show up for yourself, anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're right. I know my experience isn't uncommon and that's unfortunate. Thank you fur the kind words.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're so welcome. I've been there, and in therapy off and on for a lot of years. We're in it together.