Self-pity
Self-pity is focusing on your own suffering in a way that reinforces helplessness rather than helping you regulate and act.
Definition
It is worth distinguishing them from gentleness towards yourself. Self-compassion acknowledges pain and connects it with responsible support, while self-pity often traps a person in the narrative of "it's just me" and "I can't do anything." This is not a reason to be ashamed, but a signal that you need to change the way you talk to yourself.
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Practice and life
Replace the sentence "I feel hopeless" with: "It's difficult, many people know this condition, what one step can I take now?"
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to shame yourself for feeling sorry for yourself. It is also a mistake to confuse it with true recognition of one's own suffering.
Questions for self-reflection
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