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14 People Reveal The Most Helpful Thing A Therapist Has Ever Told Them

1. “Maybe you can treat yourself like a person and not like a project.” It changed my life. I’d been treating myself like something to fix, and seeing every little problem as evidence that I was a failure and a terrible person. I learned to give myself the same benefit of the doubt as I’d give any other human I met on the street. Humans make mistakes, including me—that doesn’t mean there’s issues to fix, it means I’m a person.

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For All The Pet Owners Out There…

I have an old dog in kidney failure too. Haven’t told her yet, she just keeps being happy.

I’m old too, and I’ve had animals my whole life, mostly cats and dogs in various multiples. Do the math and you can see I’ve been here before.

The way I reconcile it is pretty straightforward, and well in line with the overall Stoic approach to things. It always begins the same way- see things plainly for what they are, understand the natures of the things involved, and respond reasonably and virtuously to the reality around us.

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15 People Reveal the Things They Wish They Learned Earlier in Life

  1. Don’t strain too hard or force a poop out, let it come out naturally as possible. Leads to hemorrhoids. I used to poop like it was a sport, learned my lesson after requiring surgery and regular visits to the proctologist. Wipe gently too y’all. Be nice to your buttholes.
  2. Keep your car maintained and drive it to the ground, no car payments are underrated
  3. How much just a little bit of exercise improves your health and well-being
  4. Don’t stay up late for anything for which you would not wake up early.
  5. You can do everything right and still not win. Some problems don’t have solutions.
  6. “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it” It’s not enough for something to be said, if it cannot be received. In fact it’s a waste of breath and ultimately ineffective.
  7. Lower your expectations and let things surprise you. Be present, life’s short.
  8. What other people think of me isn’t my business and I shouldn’t let it affect me.
  9. Your worth is not based on whether or not you have a partner, a fancy job, a big house or a new car. Your worth is based in your own happiness and security. At this moment it’s your responsibility to your future self to do everything you can to make sure you are happy and secure. If that means shaking up your life at the core to make yourself happy and get negative life sucking people out of your life, do it. We only get one chance to live this life (as far as I know).
  10. If someone self identifies as a bitch/ass hole, believe them.
  11. Always take care of your health first. Nothing and I mean nothing matters more. All three tripods of health: Physical, Mental, and Emotional.
  12. You would be astonished how much of what’s happening to you requires your active participation. Once you learn that you can just say no and walk away and there’s nothing anyone can do about it you gain an amazing amount of power and self-confidence.
  13. You have to work to keep friendships and relationships alive.
  14. If you have a relationship/friendship that centers around an addiction you have a relationship with the addiction, not the person.
  15. Learn how to accurately identify, deal with and or avoid people with antisocial personality types aka people on the narcissistic/sociopathic/psychopathic spectrums. It’s much more common and inconspicuous than people think- these people can and will ruin your life before you even know it.

Understanding and Valuing Different Experiences

Life is a mosaic of experiences, each piece uniquely shaping our perspective and understanding of the world. Just as no two mosaics are the same, no two individuals perceive life in the same way.

Our experiences, both good and bad, mold our beliefs, values, and reactions. This diversity in perception is what makes humanity so rich and varied.

However, it also means that we must be cautious about passing judgment on others based on our own limited experiences.

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14 Relationship Hacks That Every Couple Needs To Know

(photo: @heftiba)

1. Here’s one, tested and approved. Keep a small notebook, well hidden from her, and from time to time, write down a note about something she liked, wanted to buy, a place she wanted to go or something she wanted to do. Keep the dates as well. Then, on a special occasion or when you can afford it (timewise as well as moneywise), get her that little something she wanted to buy or take her out to that restaurant she fancied etc. The key is NOT to do this immediately after she asks for it but rather to wait long enough for “it” to leave her immediate thoughts. With this, she knows you care but more importantly, she knows you LISTEN.

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