“It’s all about me….”
Actually. Yes. I’m giving you permission to make it all about you.
When someone accuses you of being selfish, there is no doubt it was meant as an insult. There doesn’t seem to be any redeeming qualities about being selfish.
But do you put yourself last in the happiness department? Do you only give to yourself when everyone else has been given to? Do you give all of your energy to others while putting your life on the back burner?
Allowing yourself to take on extra responsibilities and serving others before you care for yourself is how you begin to lose balance. If you always put other people first, there is a tendency for people to devalue and lose respect for you. You teach them that your needs, wants, hopes and dreams don’t matter. It’s also a surefire path to anger and resentment.
So, what if you learn to put yourself first, taking complete responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, wants and needs? In a way that allows you to be loving, caring and nurturing to others who are important to you in your life?
Therapy teaches you how to find this balance. Have the courage and commitment to move forward. Part of putting yourself first is by making the time to improve your life.
Therapy can improve the quality of your life. You are just as important. You deserve to be loved just as equally as you love others. When you love yourself first, EVERYTHING in your life benefits.
The power to do so is within each of us. You have a choice. The choice is yours to make: will you go out, hunt yourself down and do what you need to do to regain your happiness or will you continue serving everyone else but yourself?
Carrie
