Magic_mousie t1_j9xyhlr wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:58 AM

Reply to comment by some-key in LPT: That voice inside our head is not you. Those are just thoughts. You are your actions. Those thoughts are just from the processing center between your ears. by Potential_Meringue_6

I have automatic thoughts that horrify me sometimes after growing up in a strongly conservative area. I just hope, like OP says, that the fact my conscious self recoils from them and would never act on them means I'm better than that.

some-key t1_j9zmxx7 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:09 PM

Absolutely, what you decide to act on is what defines you. It's not uncommon to internalize the logic that was used to attack you or that stands against what you are. I think it's a kind of defense mechanism, and once you are self aware enough to notice it you no longer need it. Then you can work to let it go by not engaging and consciously breaking the pattern of those thoughts.