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Discussion Topic: Self-Trust?
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 Lauralai
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07-16-2004 @ 12:15 PM |
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Joined: Jul. 2004
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My wonderful scottish doctor rarely names my
illness, but instead describes it as a "supreme
loss of cinfidence in myself".
He's a GP and a surgeon, but mostly a very
humane person. He advises me to do apparently
unimportant things like "mek shur yer dressed nice
evray dey" and it wunt hert ya ta put on a wee bit o
mek-up ya know".
These little things do help though. I have a hard
time believing I am a capable person. Many times
I feel I'm useless because of all the "ordinary"
things I can't do.
So I try to focus on what I can do. Self-trust is self
confidence. We are betrayed by our minds and
bodies, but, to put a more positive spin on that, if
our minds weren't so strong, we'd never have this
illness in the first place.
For the Star Trek fans, I feel we're like Vulcan's who
have temporarily lost our ability to control
emotions. But hey, we're still Vulcans!!
ttfn
Lauralai
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| tony75 |
07-16-2004 @ 10:43 AM |
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Hey Everyone,
I had a thought about something and I wanted to see what you all thought about it. Here 'tis-
As much as we fear things in life and as much anxiety we get over this fear we all seem to fear one thing more than everything else- OURSELVES! We simply do not trust ourselves. We're scared of the things we think about, we're afraid of the ways our bodies react to certain situations, etc. If there is anyone in this world that we should and are supposed to trust it is US! We'll trust some doctor who wants to put us on medication without even knowing us and yey we second-guess ourselves. How silly is that?
I personally think that this disorder really does a number on your self-esteem. Of course the more you panic the more your self-confidence lowers. So, of course, we can get stuck in a rut of low self-esteem, lack of self-trust, etc. But I say that we should stop blaming ourselves, stop second-guessing ourselves, and start trusting US a little more.
I notice that when I'm having a good day and my self-esteem is up, my anxiety is waaay in the background. But if I should have a bad day it seems that much closer if not right in my face. Coincidence? I think not.
Yeah, maybe our bodies are giving us mixed signals in certain situations; but it's just a false signal. It's not as if our bodies are rejecting us. They're just a little confused is all. Basically, we tell our bodies how to react. So if we go INTO a situation frightened then our bodies will follow suit. However if we go into a situation optimistic then our bodies will ALSO follow suit. So maybe we should all just try and trut our selves a little more. After all, who can look out for you better than you?
What do you think? I don't trust myself so I need all of your opinions. Ha!
-Tony
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