“I'm so unimpressed by people. Even irritated by them. At times even disgusted by them.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I’ve become a bitter person and I’m resigned to that fact. I can’t change my circumstances, so why try to change who I’ve become as a result of them?”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I always forget that trying to reason with the unreasonable is... unreasonable.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“The problem with this is that if we beat ourselves up after a mistake, we add shame onto the guilt and frustration that we already feel about our mistake. That guilt and frustration can be helpful in moving us forward, but shame...shame keeps us stuck. It's a paralyzing emotion. When we get caught in a shame spiral, we tend to make more of the same kinds of mistakes that caused us shame in the first place".”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I'm trying every day to face myself. The results vary, but the attempts are consistent.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
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