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They really are (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/witchymemes@lemmy.world

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[–] JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, I stew in the negative thoughts 24/7 so I'm not sure how to confront them any more than that...

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's the danger. Stewing isn't confronting them. It's the difference between climbing into the water, in a leaking ship to bail it out, and climbing into to wallow in it.

This is actually why therapy is so helpful to many. The setting makes you confront things properly. You also have a guide. They are a sounding board for you. They also act to keep you on an even keel, and pull you back, if you get too deep. They can walk into the trenches with you, without the baggage asking a friend for that help entails.

The idea is to crystallise, into words, what is attacking you. By crystallising it, it is 90% resolved. Once you understand what it's trying to tell you, and accept (even if you don't agree) it loses its power over you, and fades, leaving the clean memories behind.

The quote from dune is quite apt, even though it's aimed at fear. It applies to negative memories as well.