Daily Prompt: 2024-09-23
Share a favorite quote or piece of wisdom that has helped you through a tough time.
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@sudorandom A few different therapists I have worked with have emphasized the importance of "putting on your own oxygen mask before helping others with theirs."
If you don't truly take care of yourself, it's difficult (and sometimes impossible) to show up for the people you care about in ways that matter.
The Spotlight Effect, or more commonly known as “no one is paying attention to you”. I have had some pretty big issues with anxiety in my past, so it's very helpful to know that most people quite literally don't care at all about what you're doing or how you look. This observation has generally given me a lot of mental energy back. Obviously there are times when people are paying attention to you, but it's less.... exhausting when you know that isn't happening all the time.