Start and stop here: " Things are looking up, I’m in therapy working through my issues, I’ve discovered a love of the gym, I got my own place, I’m going to go get 2 new pets tomorrow, i have a decent job that pays really well for my age, I stood up for myself when a man at work was trying to push me around, and advocated to get someone else in the office to help me. "

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Focus on this, and the what's next. You're working on your issues in therapy. When you get to a good spot in therapy ask for help with the picking. They can help with it! But you're doing really well right now, look at that. So keep the negative thoughts at bay and dwell on the positive. If you can't get rid of the negative, focus on something else for awhile, distract yourself, eat, sleep, and hydrate. I find I swell on negative thoughts when I'm tired, hungry, thirsty or in pain, if I take care of myself it helps immensely.