So I was in therapy the other day talking about the social anxiety I often feel on Shabbat and Jewish holidays because I’m not married with kids and normal.<\/p>\n
“So what do you say to yourself when you are feeling anxious?” says my therapist. “What could you say to yourself?”<\/p>\n
“That I’ve ****** ** *****?” I say. “I ****** five **** *****. Five ***** have ********* ** ****. Five ***** have ******* me to **** **** ** *** ***. ****** **** gave me a *******.”<\/p>\n
“That wasn’t what I was expecting,” said my therapist.<\/p>\n
What do you say to yourself when you are feeling insecure?<\/p>\n
Why don’t I say to myself, “God loves you! You are made in the divine image. You have infinite worth.”<\/p>\n
Bob emails: “I remind myself that I don’t live in a converted garage and sleep in tattered sleeping bag and I feel oddly comforted.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So I was in therapy the other day talking about the social anxiety I often feel on Shabbat and Jewish holidays because I’m not married with kids and normal. “So what do you say to yourself when you are feeling … Continue reading