Guilt doesn't help. What should fill in for it? Remorse. Remorse is when you feel bad about what you did. Guilt is when you feel bad about who you are.
Accept yourself. But realize your behaviors can be bad. - David D. Burns
Accept yourself. But realize your behaviors can be bad.
- David D. Burns
A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat. - David D. Burns
A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.
You're not a bad person. But you sometimes do bad things. You know what that makes you? Human. - David D. Burns
You're not a bad person. But you sometimes do bad things. You know what that makes you? Human.
The best way to confront your fears it to stop avoiding the situation you're most afraid of. - David D. Burns
The best way to confront your fears it to stop avoiding the situation you're most afraid of.
Every time you feel depressed about something, try to identify a corresponding negative thought you had just prior to and during the depression. Beca… - David D. Burns
Every time you feel depressed about something, try to identify a corresponding negative thought you had just prior to and during the depression. Beca…
Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can … - David D. Burns
Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can …
You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment. - David D. Burns
You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.
Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay. - David D. Burns
Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay.
You're human. You'll screw up. Denying that is crazy. Forgiving yourself has all the benefits of self-esteem without making you a narcissist that's o… - David D. Burns
You're human. You'll screw up. Denying that is crazy. Forgiving yourself has all the benefits of self-esteem without making you a narcissist that's o…
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