theoutsider
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I guess this is sort of a random thought. I was feeling kind of down today on the way home as I was thinking of situations that have happened in the past that I haven't handled well. I don't know why I always do this, it only brings up bad feelings as if the situation just happened rather than years ago. Anyway, it really started bothering me that I was thinking about these things so I turned the radio off and just thought about some things in silence. That's when it really came to me: So what if I don't handle some situations well (mostly confrontational situations)?!? Doesn't everybody have some strengths and weaknesses? My weakness just happens to be the inability to handle certain unforeseen circumstances. I post this because I think we all beat ourselves up too much over this very same thing. We may have SA but that doesn't make us worthless or any less than anyone else. Many of us here are compassionate, creative, funny and just genuinely good people! I'm probably never going to get better at handling confrontational situations and I think I'm okay with that now. I also have a poor sense of direction and can't draw to save my life but, so what? I don't agonize over those things so why should I agonize over things affected by my SA? I'm done with beating myself up over what I can't do and what I haven't handled properly (at least for today...lol). I hope we all take a few moments a day to focus on positive things about ourselves and things we do well.
Okay, mini rant/rave/pep rally over!
Okay, mini rant/rave/pep rally over!
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