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Post by def6 on May 30, 2024 9:22:04 GMT -5
Do you ever experience it? I was cleaning up in my bedroom yesterday and I was all excited about reclaiming space and toning down visual clutter. But then that old familiar na-sayer, reared it's ugly head ie negative self-talk. I was able to notice and identify what was happening... but I was not willing to clean, declutter, or dejunk And kick myself in the butt all at the same time. Here's how the conversation went: Why isn't this done already? It has been done ....and now it's getting done again. You have cleaned this before and you'll have to clean it again and again. That's OK. I will get everything done and I will reach my goals and I will be so happy. I will be able to spend time doing other things and without guilt. Life is messy...Clean it up!  How does everyone else handle this negative little devil? |
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Post by nonchalant on May 30, 2024 19:38:56 GMT -5
Do I ever experience it? I'm an expert!
Sometimes I just wearily say, 'Oh, shut up.' Other times it really gets the better of me. And you really don't want to hear how these 'conversations' go because the whole thing would look like @#$&% (terms deliberately redacted).
But ya dun good. 👍🏻
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Post by mynicehome on May 30, 2024 21:33:08 GMT -5
.... How does everyone else handle this negative little devil? There are two ways I handle negative self-talk. 1. Don't give it the time of day. 2. Don't believe a word of it. Bottom line is negative self talk is only thoughts. They will pass by like birds in the sky if you don't stop to examine every tail and wing feather or stay long enough underneath them to get sh!t on!! 
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Post by def6 on May 31, 2024 8:26:23 GMT -5
Thank you nonchalant and mynicehome. I love the " Oh shut up!" response  , I will borrow that one and The fact that the negative self talk is "only thoughts" Mynicehome and we get to decide how much or how little weight to give them. Truth! I will have to be very mindful for thoughts that go South, instead of letting those thoughts take me down the rabbit-hole before I even realize it. I have developed a "small arsenal" of mantras since beginning here at SOOS, to help me clean and organize.... or ones that just keep me from falling off the cleaning wagon altogether. Many of these I can attribute to members, past and present.  |
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Post by def6 on May 31, 2024 8:29:16 GMT -5
and I have been putting Lion's Mane mushroom supplement powder in my coffee every morning, that might have something to do with it. |
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