Nataliey Bitature argues that coddling yourself becomes an excuse for inaction. Mental health is your responsibility to protect. The trick is finding your own balance between pushing too hard and doing too little, since motivation works differently for everyone.
You overly empower the victims with this kind of stuff. Oh, I have this condition. Oh, I have that. Oh, I need this much coddling. You know, some people now wrap themselves in cotton because they don't want to deal with the world. But the way I see it is everyone is living their own life. Even you who has wrapped yourself there, you're the one who's going to see if your life is moving in 2 years, in 5 years, in 10 years. Where are you? Yeah. You have to protect your own mental health. You can't outsource that. But you have to also know when you're pushing yourself too hard, too far. Like, I don't want to break another bone. Yes. But I also know when Yeah, I only did 2 meetings today. I could have done more, perhaps. I gotta find a balance because if I push too much or if I don't do enough, then I'm beating myself up about it. You have to find what kind of works for you, and that's why I think things like what inspires you help. Sometimes I need the guy to shout at me, and sometimes I need those soothing, like Instagram, oh, it's all in good time. You know, you gotta know what works for you because it's you you're measuring yourself with.
