Like Words Together Reflections from the deep end of Practice.

Never Enough

My core false brief about myself is that I'm not only worthless, but I'm proudly toxic to be exposed to for prolonged times. Through this same Childhood Logic, if I work hard enough, and I get enough tasks done each day, I'll be able to buffer people from my toxic nature and they'll stay.

When I read the phrase, "hustling for your worthiness", in one of Brené Brown's books, I recognized it immediately. It's the logic above.

I've watched this brief kill someone I loved. It nearly hospitalized me while alienating CK.

I'm doing better with out overall, but this weekend has been hard. I'm feeling guilty for not doing more.

I pretty much always n feel guilty for not doing more.

Bertie got into something that made him sneeze explosively for several minutes. He was rather worn out when it finally wore off. He knicked his gums a little, but that stopped bleeding quickly.