Hey sweetie, buck up cowgirl! Don't worry about your mom commenting on your weight. I long ago realized that that is just something that Dutch people do ad nauseum.
I'm sure there is an actual technical term or something in the DSM, but I call it a "shit spiral." If you are a bit of a perfectionist, if one thing goes wrong, it is hard to stop yourself from skidding out of control. It's all very all-or-nothing. I know because I'm like this too. Everything is connected to each other, including you writing and your mood and your weight. After a bad day I'll just say "fuck it." I might as well just not do my laundry/eat this whole pizza/not take a shower/not go out with my friends cause I already feel like shit anyways.
Now this may be bad advice (since no one ever asks me for advice I'm not very good at it), but sometimes you just need to force yourself do do something you normally enjoy, as a way of breaking out of the "shit spiral." Go out with your friends even if you are afraid you'll be bad company. Read one of your favorite books or stories.
Just remember how many people care about you. We barely know each other and I want you to feel better!
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Date: 2007-07-27 05:08 pm (UTC)I'm sure there is an actual technical term or something in the DSM, but I call it a "shit spiral." If you are a bit of a perfectionist, if one thing goes wrong, it is hard to stop yourself from skidding out of control. It's all very all-or-nothing. I know because I'm like this too. Everything is connected to each other, including you writing and your mood and your weight. After a bad day I'll just say "fuck it." I might as well just not do my laundry/eat this whole pizza/not take a shower/not go out with my friends cause I already feel like shit anyways.
Now this may be bad advice (since no one ever asks me for advice I'm not very good at it), but sometimes you just need to force yourself do do something you normally enjoy, as a way of breaking out of the "shit spiral." Go out with your friends even if you are afraid you'll be bad company. Read one of your favorite books or stories.
Just remember how many people care about you. We barely know each other and I want you to feel better!