"I'm a devout believer that paying attention to our self-talk is vitally important for our mental health. In my opinion, making the decision that internal verbal abuse is not acceptable behavior is the first step toward finding deep inner peace. It has been extremely empowering for me to realize that the negative storyteller portion of my brain is only about the size of a peanut!"
When any person get abuse heaped upon the self, that person tends to change.
- . . . from loving to hating
- . . . from sweet to bitter
- . . . from accepting to rejecting
- . . . from at peace to in conflict
- . . . from healthy to unhealthy
When the person I trust most (me) heaps verbal abuse on my self, I really set myself up for failure in relationships, business, sports, music -- whatever it is that I hope to be successful at.
Oh, wait. I accepted the abuse so much I no longer expect to succeed at much of anything.
My friend, Virginia Tozer once remarked that she hated the phrase, "such a worm as I" in a well known hymn. "I am not a worm!" she explained.
She was correct.
If you find yourself abusing yourself verbally, seek help and stop. In a few months you will either be a different person, with better relationships, or you will (if you dare look) be very defensive about how you deserve the abuse.
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