Ah, I’m talking about introspection in a therapy context and not about exhorting others.
For example:
Internal coherence: “I forgive myself for doing that stupid thing”.
Load-bearing but opaque: “It makes sense to forgive myself, and I want to, but for some reason I just can’t”.
Load-bearing and clear resistance: “I want other people to forgive themselves for things like that, but when I think about forgiving myself, I get a big NOPE NOPE NOPE”.
P.S. Maybe forgiving oneself isn’t actually the right thing to do at the moment! But it will also be easier to learn that in the third case than in the second.
Ah, I’m talking about introspection in a therapy context and not about exhorting others.
For example:
Internal coherence: “I forgive myself for doing that stupid thing”.
Load-bearing but opaque: “It makes sense to forgive myself, and I want to, but for some reason I just can’t”.
Load-bearing and clear resistance: “I want other people to forgive themselves for things like that, but when I think about forgiving myself, I get a big NOPE NOPE NOPE”.
P.S. Maybe forgiving oneself isn’t actually the right thing to do at the moment! But it will also be easier to learn that in the third case than in the second.