Posted by tabitha on December 10, 2003, at 15:21:36
In reply to Why do I deserve the best?, posted by Miss Honeychurch on December 10, 2003, at 13:14:17
I was hung up for a long time on the concept of deserving to be happy. My therp kept saying that I had an issue of not believing I deserved to be happy. I just couldn't quite get what this meant, or what it meant to feel I deserved to be happy, or why I should feel I 'deserved' anything at all. Somehow that has changed over time. If you asked me now if I deserve to be happy, I'd say with very little reservation, of course I do! Everyone deserves to be happy!
I'm not sure I can explain how this changed. I think it was just the cumulative effect of treating myself better and challenging my self-criticism, and connecting with the inner child who wants to be happy.
poster:tabitha
thread:288418
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