Your Inner critic wants to protect you from imagined outer critics, whether it be parents, ex-lovers, God, Satan, etc. The protection plan hopes that if those phantom critics out there see you punishing yourself, they will have mercy on you.
There is another preventive medicine, much less bitter and much more effective that offers a stronger protection, and builds a much stronger emotional immune system.
It's called loving kindness.
It instantly removes even the most annoying, long term, hardest to get rid of shame stains from childhood.
The trick is to apply it daily, even hourly.
To use, apply it to liberally to liberals, conservatives, yourself and undecided voters equally.
Ask your inner doctor if loving kindness is right for you.
Side effects may include G.M.S.D.F.B.R.T.G.F. (Getting More Shit Done For Better Reasons Other Than Guilt & Fear), F.R.P.F.N.A.R. (Feeling Relaxed & Playful For No Apparent Reason), and Laughter Acne, which is when you break out into zits and fits of uncontrollable laughter.
If any of these things occur, double the dosage of loving kindness immediately.
If that does not work, you may want to visit the emergence-see room and tell them that you are emerging from critical condition and that you need help seeing yourself happy and taking yourself off the critical list.
If that doesn't work, abandon all metaphors and visit a real hospital!
Scott Grace
Your Inner critic wants to protect you from imagined outer critics, whether it be parents, ex-lovers, God, Satan, etc.
The protection plan hopes that if those phantom critics out there see you punishing yourself, they will have mercy on you.
There is another preventive medicine, much less bitter and much more effective that offers a stronger protection, and builds a much stronger emotional immune system.
It's called loving kindness.
It instantly removes even the most annoying, long term, hardest to get rid of shame stains from childhood.
The trick is to apply it daily, even hourly.
To use, apply it to liberally to liberals, conservatives, yourself and undecided voters equally.
Ask your inner doctor if loving kindness is right for you.
Side effects may include G.M.S.D.F.B.R.T.G.F. (Getting More Shit Done For Better Reasons Other Than Guilt & Fear), F.R.P.F.N.A.R. (Feeling Relaxed & Playful For No Apparent Reason), and Laughter Acne, which is when you break out into zits and fits of uncontrollable laughter.
If any of these things occur, double the dosage of loving kindness immediately.
If that does not work, you may want to visit the emergence-see room and tell them that you are emerging from critical condition and that you need help seeing yourself happy and taking yourself off the critical list.
If that doesn't work, abandon all metaphors and visit a real hospital!
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