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May. 1st, 2013 12:20 pmI've stopped hearing what my therapist is saying as "You should learn to be really freakin' selfish" and now hear it as "You should learn to take care of yourself first sometimes". That's progress, I think.
What I need to do:
What I feel like I'm doing when I do that:
Taking care of myself is at least as important as taking care of other people. I am not a completely selfish asshat if I decide from time to time that I need to take care of myself first, no matter how much my brain or other people may tell me that I am. Draining my own reserves to take care of other people is, in fact, just likely to end up badly. I get worn down and resentful, and that's not good for anybody.
