Talk it out

Talk to yourself. Trust me, it helps. And no, you are not insane to do so. You want to know something, when I revealed that I cope by conversing with myself, people laughed at my face. Made jokes about it for days. I felt humiliated for a while but then, the best thing happened. I started comforting myself and slowly worked it out. That's when I learned that it didn't matter what they thought. The best person to guide me in certain situations is me. Deep down, I know what I want. In fact, something is always telling all of us what we want. We just refuse to pay attention to it. Let me ask you something, you might read a dozen self-help books, watch a dozen spiritual videos, and that's all ok. No discrimination against any of that. But, why do you deny yourself the opportunity to be your own rock? Why are you waiting for someone to come and fix you up, why are you holding it all in so that you can pour it out to some stranger who you are hoping will pop out of a bush? Why not confide in the person who was right there going through the event, who witnessed it, who felt the pain, the happiness, the betrayal, the love? Why not give yourself a moment to process what just happened instead of bursting it out to someone else? I'm not asking you to shut people off, I'm telling you to realise the importance of being comfortable with the real you. Because in your life, you are the only person who is truly going to stay forever.

- Mahathi.S pc-tumblr