Are You Good for Your Mental Health?
If you are an "overthinker" like I am, you know how difficult it is to be someone who is actually good for your own mental health. I tell myself repeatedly that no one makes me miserable but ME. And all of that internal misery comes from thoughts that are mostly negative assumptions about how others view me or think of me. Much of my grief is also caused by the way I so easily project my own negative self-thoughts onto others. It's too easy to believe that others see me the same way I do-- even though there's no evidence that this is true. In fact, the evidence is just the opposite. I can spend a morning ruminating over the idea that a particular person thinks I'm a worthless shit, only to have that person approach me with a warm hug and compliment! Immediately, I'm aware of the fact that I have been committing self-abuse with my thoughts. I've been wasting precious time being afraid and miserable when I could have been content and happy because NOTHING