To understand ourselves better, and our struggles especially in depression, it’s always good to be realistic about ourselves and our humanity. Negative emotions are very evident in depression, but they’re actually normal, useful and helpful. But as with everything, too[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our inner critic is important to us as a defense against the world, and to push us to do better. But in depression, that can become way over low, and is a bit of a vicious circle. We start listening[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This doesn’t just happen in depression but it’s a lot more difficult when depression is involved. Understanding why the negative voices are there and why they’re so difficult to overcome is helpful to understand why it’s not so easy sometimes,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When this sort of thing happens to someone without depression, the common reply is to just “get over it” and “move on” and “ignore the negative voices”. It’s really not that easy for some. And well, in depression? We hear[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t mean an actual stage, of course. When anyone is watching – and many are, in our lives – it does feel like we’re performing on a stage for anything even remotely public. And even in private, we have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m trying to post again because… Because… Because I want to try. Anyway, this will be a series – so hopefully I’ll finish this one this time.
Objectivity doesn’t solve the problem. Let me get that straight. Objective facts, on their own, don’t get through to the inner critic or the depressive episodes. But objective facts provides a solid wall of truth against which we can operate.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some things really are easier said than done. Even with practice, we’re fighting against years of ingrained self-abuse for want of a better phrase. It’s okay to fail at ignoring the critic. And then you have to fight that critic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I forgot my tablet at home yesterday and that literally wasted my day. I want to post more comics, and stupid mistakes like that don’t help. And then there’s the emerging healthy adult inside me that is saying, Be kinder[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our inner critics are born of necessity, and occupy and important space in our lives. It can go overboard, just as anything can, and that’s where problems start. But the way to solve any problem is first to recognise what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…