Advice on starting over?

Question

I’m dealing w a mental disorder that involves a lot of self hatred, recently I’ve taken it upon myself to turn myself into someone I’m proud to be. My goals are to be independent, kind, and friendly as well as converting as much as I can to an extrovert. Any advice would be extremely appreciated, I’m really excited to make this change!

Answer

Good work!! Is it possible to work with a therapist? If not maybe there are peer mentors where you live? 
The biggest thing I’d say is to map out a path to your goals that is realistic! This means breaking down a big goal into a bunch of tiny sub goals or steps towards the big goal and then celebrate like hell when you achieve the small goals!
Nobody climbs a mountain in one leap, they do it by putting one foot in front of the other

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Hey! Same! The thing I use most for that is honestly my tumblr. It sounds stupid but there’s a whole community on there dedicated to self care, learning to love yourself, and overcoming past hardships! Not only is there a lot of great advice floating around there but it’s been a great community for helping each other learn and grow. 
For me, what I’ve done is basically, I workout (just for the endorphins don’t worry about appearance), I meditate fairly often and I practice yoga. I love doing some of those self love journaling prompts you can find on tumblr and Pinterest to help jump start my thoughts. 
The trick for me has always been being able to be critical of myself and see my flaws, without translating that into a self hatred. Just like a matter of fact “sometimes I am xxxxx and that’s okay but I want to be xxxxx. Here is what I can do to reach that goal.”
(This last bit may or may not help but I also found that listening to the podcast “becoming a healing presence” really helped me A LOT but it’s a religious, Eastern Orthodox podcast so it may not be up your alley. I promise it’s not annoying and preachy tho)

Advice on starting over?

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