self-talk

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Sun, 06/11/2011 - 23:30
Chelsea
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hello everyone,

tips for recovery which have worked for me..

- keep on asking 'who is chelsea' vs condition voice..
- breathing breathing breathing
- reframing.. thinking of how i would frame things in a more hopeful way..
- reading things online which are interesting/funny/encouraging
- physically just sitting back shoulders back head held up high 'i'm ok, im chelsea, this is me and i'm proud of me'
- trying my best to keep things simple by writing messages to myself to remind myself to keep the positive self talk going

giving myself credit.

i thought that i had been doing much better in recovery a while back and believed that i knew who i was more and returning to harsh med environment made me realise that perhaps my recovery was still slightly shaky and more work needed to be done.. i really want to change my self talk! its v harsh on myself, v analytical, v unforgiving, i would like it to be lots gentler, lots more forgiving, funny, letting things go..

'this is not a set back.! this is a learning opportunity. what is the learning here?'
'i can be patient with this.. i will give this lots of love and lots of time and it will be better.. i promise!'
'i am strong, i am a fighter, i will overcome this.'
'i will not give up easily'
'what you think of me is none of my business, and i will channel my energy to better places'
'i love me as i am. i am okay as i am. i can cope.'
' there is sunshine after the rain.'

if anybody has more ideas on self-talk and would like to share, that would be great =]

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Thu, 10/11/2011 - 14:21
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Jacqueline
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Brilliant :)

Great post Chelsea.

Self Talk is so so important, when we are in condition we do not realise how negatively we are actually speaking to ourselves. In condition I would always be so harsh on myself and speak to myself in such an unkind way and always expect so much more from myself and put so much pressure on me but what I would often do was ask myself " What would I say if somebody else if they were in my position, more often then not, what I would say to someone else would be a lot kinder so I then I became aware of how unfair I was being to myself I was aware of this and began working on it. Repeating to myself and writing over and over again that " I am enough" helped me with my self talk and helped me accept Jacqueline they was she was :)

Jacqueline x

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you GREATER then any obstacle." - Christian D Larson

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