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> I've found this to be a never-ending rabbit hole because installing a better narrative requires constant work. Yes. And because our brains are naturally recu
by munificent 3y ago
> I've found this to be a never-ending rabbit hole because installing a better narrative requires constant work.
Yes. And because our brains are naturally recursive and meta-cognitive, it's so easy to fall into the trap of painting that work itself with the same toxic self narrative: "Ugh, I better keep working on improving my psychology because mine is so screwed up and I'm such a mess."
Short-circuiting that spiral can be really hard.
On good days, I try to just observe myself interpreting things through an unfortunate lens, acknowledge that doing that is part of who I am, and try to accept that as part of being me but that I am still a worthy person even so.