Too much thinking and worrying makes things worse not better. It’s too easy to flip into emotional overwhelm or getting lost in the past. And it takes time away from doing the simple things that will help you.
A map needs to be functional. It’s a way to help you see the way from A to B, not a list of every single detail along the way.
So I’ve boiled everything down into a simple, positive, no-blame way to
a) understand an approval seeking pattern and why it stays stuck
b) identify the kinds of things that will help you
Let me know what you think in the comments below or by emailing me at hello@yourownbestfriend.co.uk
What can you do to feel better on the inside?
In what ways have you been trying to be better than good and how could you ease off a bit?
Put them in the comments. It will help them stick.