Self Forgiveness article, with Writing Exercises

Excellent article that appeared in my Pocket feed this morning - it certainly provided me with some food for thought. Even better, it's sprinkled with several different suggestions for writing exercises and even a reminder about calm mindful breathing. It's kind of like a mini-SEP! Perfect for anyone who has been putting off making a commitment to the SEP.

https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-forgive-yourself-and-move-past-a-hurtful-mistake (How to forgive yourself | Psyche Guides)

 

This is a fantastic article. Thank you for posting it, Jan.

 

This reminded me of something I discovered from journaling when I first learned about TMS. I may have mentioned it previously here. When I was journaling, I uncovered a well hidden reason for my need to be perfect and for blaming myself. It all stemmed from a doll. That I left out in the rain. I was just a little girl and my doll was my baby. My dad, being oblivious to the importance of that doll, found the drenched doll that night and tossed it away. I was told, "that's what happens when you leave your stuff out" or something to that effect. I was devastated. I killed my baby and it was because I did something wrong. Evidently that message stuck. Make a mistake and something/someone could die. That's the message that I got and live with.