Hi friends, today we're talking about value and I have to hit you where it hurts with this one

This one's gonna suck and there's a lot of shit that you need to hear that you don't want to hear

But it's like having a wound and you got a bandaid on it

I have to rip the bandaid off so I can heal the wound, you know

I got like fixed it, but I got to cause you a little pain first

I got to rip that fucking bandaid off and show you what you're doing wrong

So this episode is not gonna be about loving yourself

That can be a whole podcast in itself because that's so promoted right now in the mental health community field social media

Every Joe Shmo's talking about how to love yourself little do they know they have no clue what the fuck they're talking about

That's not what I'm doing today. I'm not gonna like bully all them. I'm gonna talk about value

How to feel valuable how to see your own value and what to do when you don't feel valuable

So to kick this bitch off

Let's talk about affirmations for a second

So you know how everyone is telling you to like go get in the mirror and tell yourself good things about yourself

And they're like okay, go tell yourself. I'm pretty. I'm valuable

If you don't feel that about yourself when you look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that

It's gonna feel like a contradiction

You're gonna feel like shit afterward because you feel one way and you're standing in the mirror telling yourself something

And it feels like a lie. It doesn't feel good to feel lied to so if you don't feel valuable

Don't go get in the mirror and say I am valuable. It's invalidating

Something people don't realize about the whole affirmation shit is it makes them feel like they're doing something without actually having to do something

It's kind of like praying when people are like oh, yeah, I'll pray for you like bitch

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