A guest post by Cara Stein for Goodlife Zen
Are you your own worst enemy? Do you get yourself into the same messes over and over? Do you berate yourself for your mistakes and dwell on your shortcomings until difficulties seem insurmountable?
It doesn’t have to be that way.
A lot of people think if they take it easy on themselves, they’ll lose all discipline and melt into a lump on the couch. But studies have shown the opposite to be true.
The truth about self-compassion
In one experiment, subjects were asked to eat a donut. The experimental group was reassured that it’s normal to eat unhealthy food sometimes, so they didn’t need to feel bad about eating the donut. The control group was not given this message.
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