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Why don't we treat ourselves the way we treat others?
Recently a friend of mine told me on his birthday that he wished he hadn't been born (this was on his birthday). I told him, 'Don't think like that. You have a purpose here - and your presence is more important than you think. Ironically, I felt the same way at the time, but I didn't say it to myself.
Similarly, my father showed signs of illness a few years ago. The family advised him to go to the hospital, but he kept saying 'I'm fine'. One day he fainted. The family said, 'We told you to go to the hospital. I realized then that if I were in his position, I would do the same. Everyone would.
When we're sick, we avoid the hospital, but it's the first place we tell others to go. When we are down, we engage in negative self-talk, but we know how to cheer others up. But why? Why don't we treat ourselves the way we treat others?
#self_care #question
Why don't we treat ourselves the way we treat others?
Recently a friend of mine told me on his birthday that he wished he hadn't been born (this was on his birthday). I told him, 'Don't think like that. You have a purpose here - and your presence is more important than you think. Ironically, I felt the same way at the time, but I didn't say it to myself.
Similarly, my father showed signs of illness a few years ago. The family advised him to go to the hospital, but he kept saying 'I'm fine'. One day he fainted. The family said, 'We told you to go to the hospital. I realized then that if I were in his position, I would do the same. Everyone would.
When we're sick, we avoid the hospital, but it's the first place we tell others to go. When we are down, we engage in negative self-talk, but we know how to cheer others up. But why? Why don't we treat ourselves the way we treat others?
#self_care #question