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Are you a "black and white" thinker?
For a lot of my life, I have been a “black and white” thinker. It was always all or nothing for me, even through my school age years. Either I thought I did well on a test or I said to myself, “that’s it, I failed!” Either I had it together or felt like I was falling apart. It is still hard for me to find that in between zone that we all want to get to.
I have learned that acceptance and trying to reach acceptance over my medical conditions has been a help for me and my all or nothing and black and white thinking. Accepting my conditions looks a lot like going through the stages of grief. I feel like we have to allow ourselves to experience these stages as they come and accept it for what it is, and get help when we need it. All of this is easier said than done though.
Are you a “black and white” thinker like the most recent podcast talks about? Are you working on this “all or nothing” mentality?
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