Russell Kennedy, MD | Anxiety Recovery Doctor

Send this to someone who's hard on themselves and could use a reminder of how they started out.

I can't tell you the number of people that come to me saying, "I've been hard on myself for decades. How do I just start loving myself now?"

I truly get it. It's like trying to jump from basic addition to advanced calculus.

But listen guys, no baby looks at their reflection and thinks anything less than "I'm perfect." And once upon a time, you did too.

Unfortunately, somewhere along the way most of us learned to turn on ourselves with what I call JABS: Judgment, Abandonment, Blame and Shame.

We picked it up from the people and messages around us, and then we kept doing it to ourselves long after they'd stopped.

If you've ever tried saying kind things to yourself in the mirror and it felt hollow or pointless, there's a reason.

When you don't have a template for loving connection with yourself, it's pretty darn hard to create it from scratch at this point in your life.

But here's the thing: you don't need to fall in love with yourself today. You just need a simple daily act of kindness and connection towards yourself. Over time, these connections will become something bigger - a new foundation (that you built yourself) for self-love and acceptance.

So today, instead of trying to move mountains, put a hand over your heart and simply say, "I'm here for you." You don't have to feel loving yet, you just have to stay with it.

👉 Follow @theanxietymd for grounded, compassionate support for healing anxiety from the inside out.

With loving support,
Dr. Russ
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