I’ve been learning to employ self-compassion for these scenarios. Just pretend my life belongs to a friend who’s sharing it with me. How would I respond?
I’m so much more generous and compassionate to others, so learning to give that same compassion and dignity to myself has been healing.
If you are curious, that is part of logotherapy, which was started by a German.
“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.” ― Victor Frankl, Man’s Search For Ultimate Meaning
I’ve been learning to employ self-compassion for these scenarios. Just pretend my life belongs to a friend who’s sharing it with me. How would I respond?
I’m so much more generous and compassionate to others, so learning to give that same compassion and dignity to myself has been healing.
This just reminded me of how great of a book that was. Time to reread it a decade after I first read it.
Amazing book. It’s a disturbing book but it’s good.