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I wax and wane with this negative core belief...at times, I think things are fine with my friends, a few days later so insecure. I try to rationalize and tell myself, nothing has changed. However, then I find myself "looking" for things. Then I finally talk myself out of the insecurities and am okay.....don't know of any mitigating factor that initiates this waning process. However, I also have to quit looking for cause and effect. Meaning an event, it's my thinking and those series of questions - what if it's true, I wish I could quote them - can't rmember them all yet....but they help.
This is a common concern many people have. Also, it can be a self fulfilling prophecy if you continual think others are against you, you may act in an aggressive, paranoid or anti social way making others be more wary of social contact with you. What started off as harmless social interaction changes in a viscous cycle of insecurities holding you back from healthy connections with others.
I think it is great that you have pin pointed this negative core belief and are taking steps to change it. Members, I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic.
Kittykat, what do you plan on doing to achieve this goal?
Just got through session 8. Core beliefs, this is a tough one for me to admit I must say...I've talked about this before but I often believe that people don't like me, or that they are against me. I don't know why I believe that, part of me knows it's not true but the other part keeps nagging and saying it is. I think I take things too personally. I must say I have been trying to work on this and look on the bright side of things, I'm generally a nice person..and most of the time it has been working.
My goal is to change this, it's the biggest thing that keeps me from reaching out to others I think and enganging in healthy longer lasting relationships. I think I'm really challenging myself here, but hopefully it can be done.
I also want to apologize as well, since I have made the commitment to do this and have been quite busy with work and my family lately. I will be back and will get back into the sessions with full force!
No excuse, but I apologize for making a committment to do this and have not been keeping up my end of the deal. I have had limited time with the house renovations....I'll be back!
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• Get you to begin to understand your Core Beliefs
• Introduce you to your Assumptions
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