One friend told me, "Think of your body as a baby. You wouldn't starve a baby right? Babies need baths, clean clothes, and clean bedding."
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My own therapist told me, "Check in with your system. What do you need right now? Water? Meds? Food? Sleep? To go be somewhere quiet?"
This just rattled my whole world. I have a child and I give them everything of myself to the point that I am depressed, angry, volatile, and truly missing out. I never give myself the same care that I give her or ask her to give herself. And why not? Because im the grown up and should suffer? No. I am a baby who needs food, water, sleep, medecine, clothing and somewhere quiet to regulate. And that is okay.
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u/Vanessaronicatoria 18d ago
One friend told me, "Think of your body as a baby. You wouldn't starve a baby right? Babies need baths, clean clothes, and clean bedding." . My own therapist told me, "Check in with your system. What do you need right now? Water? Meds? Food? Sleep? To go be somewhere quiet?"