3d (edited) • Daily Check-In
I Used Self-Compassion as an Exit Strategy (Until I Noticed)
Telling myself "it's okay" became one of the sneakiest ways I bypassed what was actually happening inside me.
For a long time, self-compassion meant: move on quickly, don't dwell, give yourself a break. It felt kind. But looking back, it was just a smoother route to not feeling things. 💛
The bypass sounds very reasonable.
It sounds like "I'm not going to be hard on myself about this."
Which is good — except when it means you skip straight past what needed to be felt first.
Real self-compassion isn't soft in that skipping way.
It's more like: sitting with something fully before you release it.
Letting it be real, even if just briefly, even if uncomfortably. 🌿
The order matters.
Honesty first, kindness second — not kindness instead of honesty.
Otherwise what we call self-compassion is just a nicer name for not going there... 🍃
Has this ever shown up for you — being 'kind to yourself' in a way that actually kept you from feeling something?
I'm curious to hear. 💬
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I Used Self-Compassion as an Exit Strategy (Until I Noticed)
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