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What would you have to unlearn to be truly happy?

Despising myself

1/ There is an excellent book that you might like, regarding trauma and self talk. It’s called, “The Body Keeps the Score.”

2/ One thing that really flipped my understanding of negative talk is that at some point, it might have been adaptive, but it’s outgrown its usefulness. Like that friend who consistently offers bad advice. It’s like, “Thank you, but, not helping.”

1/ I think in my case it's not trauma from home, but schooling, and a dash of the US game industry. When you're a kid on the autism spectrum in a mainstream school, you're like a wounded gazelle on the Serengeti - the social predators smell you a mile away.

2/ When you're emotionally abused relentlessly by classmates and teachers alike, for years, it's hard not to internalize some of the hate. In particular, it's imbued me with a habit of taking anything and everything personally.