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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Sjpol0 on 2025-11-01 07:34:47+00:00.

I got this advice from a psychologist once after I described all the negative self talk I had after did something wrong (stupid, not good enough etc).

She said - think of a person that loves you very much, someone who shows you compassion and imagine what they would say to you in the moment you are being hard on yourself.

I struggled to do that so I called my wife next time I felt like that and now I can imagine her words to me every time I get in that headspace and it’s made me realize it’s never as bad as I imagined it to be and I’m not as bad as I think I am.