OldAndCranky,
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anyone else have constant self criticism in their head and how the fuck do you make it go away?

tantramar,
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@OldAndCranky I just point out that it’s not really very good self criticism, is it? then it slinks off to a corner to quietly sulk.

OldAndCranky,
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@tantramar I think I agree with it all, though.

tantramar,
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@OldAndCranky then why do you want to make it go away?

OldAndCranky,
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@tantramar Because it's annoying and frequently kind of paralyzing. I used to tell my clients that depression lies- while secretly believing it all myself. Fuck brains.

tantramar,
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@OldAndCranky brains. hmm. people are just faulty logic running on flawed wetware. too many shortcuts, incorrect conclusions, and too much wishful thinking.

I’m amazed anyone ever gets their shoes on.

as for your particular brain’s lies — deploy the good, useful ones strategically, and abandon the rest with unbridled joy!

OldAndCranky,
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@tantramar Yeah. It's amazing any of us function at all!

tantramar,
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@OldAndCranky I’m not entirely convinced any of us do. ;)

OldAndCranky,
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@tantramar indeed. We just sort of stumble around. But we make music and art, so we have got that going for us.

tantramar,
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tantramar,
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@OldAndCranky for me, paralysis comes from fear — specifically, fear of making a mistake.

usually, in my case, doing nothing ends up being the bigger mistake.

I’ve also learned that I can course-correct — even when I’m in the middle of making mistakes — usually enough to arrive at a successful outcome. But I need to keep my head down and keep plugging away because, when I stop to think, paralysis gets a chance to set in again.

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