My Top Five Totally False Stories

And other BS stories I tell myself

I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. That’s how good it feels. I used to view myself as a victim of life. I realize now I’ve only been the victim of the false stories I’ve chosen to believe.

Here is what I have learned.

Stop believing false stories →Victimhood is gone→ I’m becoming empowered

How sweet it is.

Falsehood: There’s something wrong with me.
Price I paid for believing it: Anxiety and depression (for starters).
The truth: I’m perfectly fine just as I am, even on my worst days.
The gift of living my truth: A sense of inner peace like I’ve never experienced before. For the first time in my life, I know I’m not damaged goods.

Falsehood: I’m weird.
Price I paid for believing it: Shame, preoccupation with hiding those qualities which make me uniquely lovable, for fear of ridicule.
The truth: I’m quirky.
The gift of living my truth: Loving myself not in spite of my quirkiness, but because of it. Heck, I can even celebrate it. Also, openly displaying my quirkiness sets an example for others to comfortably show theirs to the world. (Hey, go for it, let your freak flag fly.)

Falsehood: The way people treat me is mostly about me.
Price I paid for believing it: Depression and anxiety stemming from my willingness to twist myself into a pretzel to get people to like me. (Would you prefer me salted or non-salted?)
The truth: The way people treat me is mostly about them.
The gift of living my truth: Self-love. It’s such a relief knowing there is nothing I need to do, that I’m ok just as I am. I can focus on just being me.

Falsehood: I’m incompetent.
Price I paid for believing it: I hopped around from one profession to another after losing jobs, never advancing up any career path. I was far too emotionally exhausted to develop any hobbies.
The truth: It’s only a lack of belief in myself…

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