like, if i’m feeling bad but force myself to do something, i usually feel better. how to maintain the usefulness of this advice without presenting it as ‘fuck your feelings’, in that usual arrogant right wing sort of way

  • GONADS125@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    One thing that I have drawn strength from repeatedly in hard times was drilled into me by a great professor in undergrad (psychology):

    You cannot experience personal growth without struggling; without hardship.

    Think of the people who are sheltered from the real-world and then get a full dose of it and are unable to cope and preserve like others who had to grow up early.

    I remind myself amidst struggles that I will be coming out on the other side a stronger and more capable person. It helps me to accept the shit on my plate and refuse to give up.