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I see what you mean.
I honestly need to work on slowing down - being more mindful. I have very bad ADHD and even with good medication, I struggle to stop and think before acting.
That definitely doesn't help. The medicine helps but I have not been putting in the work often enough to be less reactive and random.
Also - I've made progress over the past few years in accepting myself. I still want to blame myself 100% for everything though and I still allow my desire to improve to feed the negative self-talk.
I appreciate your response and for reminding me of things that can help.