I know there's such a thing as godly sorrow and genuine conviction, but there's an extra need to be careful that you aren't letting the enemy beat you down with harsh words and judgement disguised as "correction". That is the distinction that I'm trying to find. Know what I mean?
This is very important, a lot of people seem to think being hard on themselves will make it less likely to not do it again in the future, but there seems to be no interest in learning anything of detail to prevent it from happening again, any detailed discussion is pretty much met with silence.
If this results in dropping out of the community or any effort at recovering this is very dangerous, if nothing else it takes a long time until the person gets out of the depression to start again, when it doesn't have to be so long if they just didn't beat themselves up.
Agreed. Bullying yourself should not be confused with discipline. Be as gentle yet firm as you would if you were telling it to a friend who had opened up to you about it. If you know that a thought that comes into your mind wouldn't edify a friend if said aloud, then why would you think it would edify yourself?
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