Isolation of Self

Inner Voice

I have self isolated and self sabotaged the possibility of new friends. I have let my negative inner voice tell me “that person won’t like you” or “they don’t want to hang out with me” or “they don’t want to talk to me” when I don’t even know if these things I’m telling myself are actually facts. These stories I’ve made up about others and myself are most likely not true. I haven’t even allowed people to have a chance to try and be friends with me out of fear of rejection.

How am I overcoming this?

• Checking in with myself and asking myself “do I know this is actually true”

• Challenging myself by putting myself out there

• Taking a step forward and asking people in my social circle if they are free to catch up

• Involving myself in social events

• Trying to ground myself when in social settings as I know group settings can make me anxious

• Talking to my support people, they have helped guide me to recognise my negative inner voice

Moving forward

I promise myself to not listen to my inner negative voice, to challenge it and not allow myself to stew in negative thought patterns. I will organise social outings with others and grow my social life and connections with other people.

“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble” Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬