Refresher: I'm Trapped In a Negative Mindset

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🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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From my Call of the Day archives; Andrew says he's paralyzed by his negative self-image and isn't enjoying his life. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Time now for a refresher from my Dr. Laura Call of the Day archives.
0:04.7	And remember, you two can participate on my live radio program heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m.
0:11.0	Eastern Time on Sirius XM. Triumph 111.
0:17.0	Andrew.
0:18.2	Welcome to the program.
0:20.1	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:21.6	First of all, I just want to thank you so much for being one of the few wise voices we have left in our culture today.
0:29.6	Thank you.
0:30.6	I'm a little nervous, so I apologize, but I'll get right to the point.
0:35.6	So I'm 40 years old and starting in my late, or or early teens and pretty much all the way up until now, I've spent most of my life obsessed with my body image and weight.
0:45.7	And I've never been obese, but there were times that I have been overweight.
0:49.6	And over the years, I was involved with eating disorders.
0:53.0	But the biggest regret I have as I'm getting older is that I feel like I've denied myself so many experiences of life because I've had such a low self-image surrounding my body.
1:04.4	And for example, I've never been in a relationship.
1:07.6	And as ridiculous as this sounds, I even put off going to college for several years
1:12.4	because of this issue.
1:14.8	Oh, that's sad.
1:16.5	Also a period of time where I was a heavy drinker and very promiscuous, but I've managed
1:21.6	to stop that behavior and I'm working on my sobriety right now.
1:26.4	And now as I've gotten older, as I mentioned, I've realized how
1:29.7	much time I've wasted. And the logical part of me sees how ridiculous this is, because of course,
1:35.3	you know, these kinds of things, you know, body image and that kind of thing doesn't matter in the long
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