Oh god yes I have - and I have been in therapy and had the therapist say "you wouldn't say to your child self what you say to yourself now, would you?" And I understand that intellectually but then putting it into actual practice, changing my thoughts about myself, has been a whole 'nuther issue....
This reminds me actually of the Hillary Clinton ad I just saw about Trump and how his language affects young girls on a wider cultural level. Whatever your politics there's a truth to it - Trump has been saying nasty stuff for years and always getting a laugh. He exists because we let him, because horrible ideas about the worth of women are out there and deeply believed and felt. He didn't create anything, he just expresses our cultures darkest impulses.
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Date: 2016-09-25 04:16 pm (UTC)This reminds me actually of the Hillary Clinton ad I just saw about Trump and how his language affects young girls on a wider cultural level. Whatever your politics there's a truth to it - Trump has been saying nasty stuff for years and always getting a laugh. He exists because we let him, because horrible ideas about the worth of women are out there and deeply believed and felt. He didn't create anything, he just expresses our cultures darkest impulses.
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