Do you struggle with intense feelings of guilt and obligation?
If so, your guilt needs a "detox".
Here's why:
If you come from a tight-knit, community-oriented culture, there are certain obligations that come with belonging to community, and it can be beautiful.
But when obligation and duty go unchecked, they can rob you of your joy, your ability to think with a clear head, trust your gut, and make decisions based on YOUR values.
This can lead to overthink things, feeling extreme life dissatisfaction, and being overly consumed with making people "happy" rather than focusing on yourself. Intense guilt may make your anxiety and depression worse. Too much of anything can also be a bad thing. So how can we strike a balance?
As a therapist
who's been helping South Asian Americans unpack toxic guilt related to anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders, and trauma, I'm here to teach you MY skills to help you build a healthier relationship with guilt, resist guilt-tripping, and set better boundaries so you can live a life that is true to YOUR OWN values. It's time to "detox" what doesn't belong to you!
With my course, you'll learn…
💚 What thoughts and feelings belong to you, and what doesn't
💚 What’s good FOR YOU and not bad because someone else thinks so
💚 What you actually want for yourself, rather than what people want from you.
💚 You CAN trust yourself!
You'll gain the basic building blocks for knowing, your emotions and thoughts, and how to live by your own values without taking on other people's opinions!
Just because you feel bad doesn't mean that what you're doing is bad, or that you're a Bad Indian because of it.
Tracy Vadakumchery, LMHC, LPCC
License No. 010223 (NY), 13487 (CA), TPMC2283 (FL)
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