Purpose: Turns a hard thought about yourself into the words you would give someone you care about.
When to use: Use this when you are being harder on yourself than you would be on anyone else.
Worksheet prompts
- What are you giving yourself a hard time about right now?
- Now picture a friend telling you the same thing about themselves. What would you say?
Say it out loud first if that helps. - What changes between the two?
You would never talk to them the way you talk to you. That gap is worth noticing.