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In reply to the discussion: Am I a bad person? [View all]

SheltieLover

(61,167 posts)
2. No you are not a bad person!
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 08:08 PM
Aug 2020

You are under a great deal of stress!

Please be kind to yourself! Are you familiar with self-compassion? It's a big deal in psych these days. What would you say to a friend experiencing the same thing? Here is a great link:

https://self-compassion.org/

Also, please consider Yale's free Science of Well Being online course. If you choose to sign up, you will immediately get the 1st week of videos.

People I know who have tried it have told me they felt much better after the 1st video! The course has 20k reviews with 5 stars.

Here is the link:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being?utm_source=gg&utm_medium=sem&utm_content=01-BrandedSearch-US&campaignid=380484307&adgroupid=102187343498&device=m&keyword=&matchtype=b&network=g&devicemodel=&adpostion=&creativeid=433079694377&hide_mobile_promo&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4f35BRDBARIsAPePBHww5MWLs_i69xUR8kMJI9mociGKzQFEMMOyPrIUmqT8vC8BnLR33rgaAtzDEALw_wcB

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Am I a bad person? [View all] vercetti2021 Aug 2020 OP
Nope never irisblue Aug 2020 #1
No you are not a bad person! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2
Are these self-help videos? vercetti2021 Aug 2020 #10
Yes, they are. SheltieLover Aug 2020 #11
That's not at all an asshole thing to do, Vercetti ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #3
I'm glad to hear you took care of yourself. WhiteTara Aug 2020 #4
I feel like everything I have to do it has to be some kind of excuse vercetti2021 Aug 2020 #9
It's a common fallacy. WhiteTara Aug 2020 #12
Never would wish sickness on my dog vercetti2021 Aug 2020 #13
Bottom line WhiteTara Aug 2020 #14
So true. cwydro Aug 2020 #15
Me too, and now WhiteTara Aug 2020 #16
It is freedom. cwydro Aug 2020 #17
maybe look at it this way- ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #19
We all Timewas Aug 2020 #5
No, you are good. Many of us have isolated and are shy about going out. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #6
I've always been mediocre at painting vercetti2021 Aug 2020 #8
It's ok shenmue Aug 2020 #7
You did whst you had to. I suffer from panic attacks XanaDUer2 Sep 2020 #18
you sound normal to me. demigoddess Oct 2020 #20
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