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I tend to be self-critical when...

When I enter new spaces or have new experiences, I’ve noticed habits that I’ve likely carried with me for most of my life. It’s challenging for me not to be overly self-critical, especially when I feel like I should already know something or need to learn it quickly. The perfectionism gets really loud when I’m just starting something, but I want to rewrite the script in my head and shift my expectations for myself during these transition seasons.

What about you? In what moments do you notice yourself being more self-critical?

Feel free to share your experiences below! ⬇️

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe

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Give space#CPTSD

It is difficult to let go of them and now https://her.I might take issues with the gossiping and two faceless but ut will never take away from the care for https://them.I genuinely care about others well being, their dreams, triumphs and their https://faults.All human responses today masked with some https://laughing.I am saddened by them https://there.She is a special person to me and so are the ones who were there for https://me.Someone Making fun and lies of it, is https://weird.I care for people who hate me.Okay, I get https://it.They cant say why and why would someone who hates me need to tell me anything,but thats fine, it will unfold naturally and Im sorry she never grew past it
, it is no different.

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Give space#CPTSD

It is difficult to let go of them and now https://her.I might take issues with the gossiping and two faceless but ut will never take away from the care for https://them.I genuinely care about others well being, their dreams, triumphs and their https://faults.All human responses today masked with some https://laughing.I am saddened by them https://there.She is a special person to me and so are the ones who were there for https://me.Someone Making fun and lies of it, is https://weird.I care for people who hate me.Okay, I get https://it.They cant say why and why would someone who hates me need to tell me anything,but thats fine, it will unfold naturally and Im sorry she never grew past it
, it is no different.

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When you're casually listening to music while doing a mundane task and a song starts playing that triggers a series of flashbacks that gives your nervous system jolt because you have complex PTSD from childhood trauma. That intense, heavy doom feeling that forms in your gut and snakes its way up to your heart before finally reaching your head. It hits you like a tidal wave and you have to grasp onto whatever you can or you just might float off into nothing. If you're lucky, nobody is around to see you unravel. The weird part is, there are really bad memories that intertwine with good and neutral ones, but the whole experience itself is so intense. It's embarrassing to say this because it makes me feel kind of weird and vulnerable, but the song is 'Kiss from a Rose' by Seal (stupid, I know). Just zaps me right back to Massachusetts where I was born and raised. I don't know... it's hard being a full grown adult and knowing that no matter what I do, this will never go away. It's a life sentence and I'm feeling it, so please excuse my less than chipper post this evening. Thanks for listening.

#ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD #Trauma #Depression #Anxiety #MentalHealth

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Peer Support Group! Virtual NAMI Connections 55+ 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 4 to 5:30pm ET

NAMI Connection 55+ is for adults ages 55+ with mental illness or any mental health challenge. Develop coping skills, share common experiences, gain self-advocacy skills, and find community.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 4 to 5:30pm Eastern Standard Time: naminycmetro.org/programs/nami-connection-55

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn

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Understood#CPTSD

My son,x husband,husbands looser friends, from a dive bar,husbands family and friends all have issue with me but will not address anything other than character assassination and Ive witnessed all of it, from day https://one.Take the $$$ and run. I foolishly did https://not.And Ive been paying eversince and this is gross.so as long as he, Causes chaos and mistrust and cover up using my son, family members and https://strangers.But its me and Im the one, who needs help,now? Sorry, but justifying it by saying Im crazy, agressive all the time, difficult and hes tried so hard to manage me, is delusional and a bigger lie than they started https://with.But keep adding to the narrative people.
I asked for help, it was too https://much.I asked for a clean home, they got https://mad.I asked for clarity, I was told I was https://arguing.I raised the bar back up and was told its too https://high.I am done raising it for others and putting them on the https://pedestal.They dont like that, Facts.

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Understood#CPTSD

My son,x husband,husbands looser friends, from a dive bar,husbands family and friends all have issue with me but will not address anything other than character assassination and Ive witnessed all of it, from day https://one.Take the $$$ and run. I foolishly did https://not.And Ive been paying eversince and this is gross.so as long as he, Causes chaos and mistrust and cover up using my son, family members and https://strangers.But its me and Im the one, who needs help,now? Sorry, but justifying it by saying Im crazy, agressive all the time, difficult and hes tried so hard to manage me, is delusional and a bigger lie than they started https://with.But keep adding to the narrative people.
I asked for help, it was too https://much.I asked for a clean home, they got https://mad.I asked for clarity, I was told I was https://arguing.I raised the bar back up and was told its too https://high.I am done raising it for others and putting them on the https://pedestal.They dont like that, Facts.

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