Healing Hearts #35 - Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You : P2

While seeking growth and improvement are healthy things for humans, to do so in a rigid and inflexible manner can be harmful for one’s well being. We can set expectations for ourselves that are unrealistic and counterproductive. These expectations often take the form of “should” statements: a type of cognitive distortion in which we use words such as “should,” “ought,” and “must” to create ideas that lead us to feel pressured and resentful.