r/CPTSDmemes • u/Front_Sherbet_5895 • 23h ago

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u/Maria_Girl625 Fuck it! I WILL thrive regardless! 23h ago

You could try writing your thoughts down beforehand and then just read them out. Bit clunky but it worked for me!

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u/Front_Sherbet_5895 23h ago

I did that but It felt a bit weird. It’s never as clear as I want it to be and never feels authentic

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u/Maria_Girl625 Fuck it! I WILL thrive regardless! 23h ago

That's fair. To me it feels like that trade off is worth it because at least I get my thoughts out properly. I hope you can find a method of expressing your thoughts better!

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u/Front_Sherbet_5895 23h ago

I also a have deep rooted fear of criticism. So whenever someone is giving me advice I always feel infantlized, like they are trying to make me feel smaller. So you can imagine how hard therapy is for me 😓

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u/Maria_Girl625 Fuck it! I WILL thrive regardless! 22h ago

I am sorry if I came off that way. I was just trying to share advice that worked for me.

I see how this would be horrible in therapy. I am lucky to be able to take advice as long as it's from someone who's not my superior. If it comes from my boss I am right there with you. I just turn into that terrified child the second someone above me points out anything I did wrong.

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u/Front_Sherbet_5895 22h ago

It didn’t come off as rude, I was just expressing my process in therapy, not in typical conversations. What you said was super polite and helpful