A Wow! · ADHD Harmony™

A Wow!

Thanks Tracy Weiss for asking a question that prompted a lil epiphany this morning! I'm gonna start calling them LEs. The cruelest voice of my inner critic has always been my mother. Won't go down that rabbit hole in detail, but when SAGE pulled out the different voices in my head during one of our conversations, I named that voice MM (sort of a play on Mommie Dearest, if you remember that old story). This morning, she finally responded to one of my texts. As I responded, I realized that naming that VOICE, which has become as much mine as hers, as something other than the 87 y/o woman who lives alone, has distanced friends and family and is at heart nothing but afraid, TRULY has already shifted my perception of her. She's not THE VOICE and she has no control over my life or emotions anymore. She's just a sad and angry old lady. I think I can find compassion and forgiveness for THAT lady!

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