I’ve spent a great deal of time the past few weeks in judgment mode. My mind has been preoccupied with being hypercritical of myself, despite repeated attempts to practice compassionate self-care.
This often happens when I hit a rough patch with my health and I start to feel that I’m falling short and failing to live up to expectations – mostly mine.
As humans (especially those of us in Western society) the tendency is always there – the desire to “do better,” “be better,” “achieve more,” but when you throw chronic illness into the mix, the result can be greatly exacerbated.
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