Curvie Girlie The Diary: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me

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SELF esteem

Random thought, Katt Williams is a fucking genius. You might not like his way of articulating himself, but he IS very smart (and a Virgo....figures, so is Dave Chappelle), he has EXCELLENT stage presence, I mean, the way he uses things on the stage as props? Totally impressive. But here's a short clip that made me think:



If you can't watch youtube, I'll transcribe because it's short:

"Ladies, I'm tellin' you, you got to be The Shit, to you. Stop waitin' on a nigga to verify whether you The Shit or not, Bitch, if you THE SHIT, you the MUTHAFUCKIN' SHIT. We tired of y'all gettin' with us, and blamin' us for shit we ain't even in control of. You done got with a nigga now you talkin' bout 'You fucked up my self esteem.' [screaming] Bitch it's called SELF esteem!!!! It's esteem of yo muthafuckin' SELF, Bitch!!!!! How the FUCK did I fuck up how you feel about YOU, simple bitch?"

Of course, he's purposely leaving out the very serious intricacies involved in esteem for oneself (as well as "terrible language", but I personally have no problem with that, heh heh :reddevil:), but the bottom line makes sense and is clear.

NO ONE CAN REALLY FUCK UP HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF. I think that as people, we forget our inner strength and power too frequently.

When I was going though it with my ex, I lost my sense of self almost completely. I was like "Fuck. It happened to me, I actually got caught up in a bad relationship with a self-centered asshole and allowed him to cause me to see myself as worthless. Shit!" :smilielol5: So what did I do? Suffered, moped, mourned the loss of myself. While doing whatever it took to feel better short of slamming scag or whatever. Then I started to build myself up. It took a lot of time, and looking back, I don't think I could have done much differently to speed up the process. However, with Katt's words enlightening me a bit, I realized I wasn't on top of my game with my reflection in the first place! I'm giving myself a break in saying I was young and still developing my personality, although you could argue that there is little difference between being the age of 23-25 and 26. I disagree; anything can happen within oneself in a DAY, let alone months or years.

The point of all this is, I lived and I learned, and I'm VERY VERY hesitant to put myself in any situation where I might lose my high (but humbly healthy ;)) self esteem. This includes getting very deeply emotionally involved with my boyfriend. The very fact that I miss him so bad right now disturbs me. I had been saying to myself "I'd rather be a Buddhist MONK than get into a dramatic relationship ever again!" before I met PZ. And I'm constantly awestruck on how easy and pleasant out relationship is. WOW. :eek2:

It's like, almost too good to be true. :leaving: But ya know, I'm not one to fuck up a good thing, at least not anymore :D. The best I can do, the ONLY thing I want to do, is be a good girlfriend and act with an open heart, which includes honesty, integrity, patience, empathy, kindness, right speech, inner wisdom, indulgent doting, and of course, sexual generosity. Because that's how I roll. :coolgleamA: WHILE AT THE SAME TIME maintaining my independence, and that means emotional independence above all. I'll always have days or periods of time where I need more support from loved ones. That's just Life. But a few years ago, I actually BASED my happiness on how my ex was treating me. I LIVED for him. That was the most fucked up kind of behavior I ever did, and I'm so glad it's over! I've talked to PZ about it because I feel like I can talk to him about almost anything, and he's sympathetic to my declarations of "Post Traumatic Relationship Syndrome." What a guy!!! :hurray:

OK, random thought over.
 
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I just want to say that is a great post! I agree totally and completely and the comedy bit was HILARIOUS... you're just such a beatiful person inside and out... i can practically feel your glow over the internet :D
 
Holy shit... Katt was funny as hell, and RIGHT ON with that clip!!! Very cool that he and Chap are Virgos!! A great sign if you ask me!! ;) 9-2!!!

You are a BAD ASS BEEZY!!! :hug2: I love how well you know yourself now... that must be such a great feeling!!! I know EXACTLY what you went through... I went through 10 years with a person like your EX!! The feeling like complete shit... the self hate... the living for other people to a very unhealthy level.... all that shit!!! I think you being where you are, and being open to great things in your life is SUPERLATIVE!! ;) I hope to be on your "level" one day!!!

Great post Bunny!!! Terrific!!! :) Thanks for sharing that.
 
I knew you'd like that, J :D I was thinking of you too!

You're the hallmark of the buildup of oneself, I believe. I don't know you day to day, but I'd say if you're not "there" already, you will definitely get there!
 
I knew you'd like that, J :D I was thinking of you too!

You're the hallmark of the buildup of oneself, I believe. I don't know you day to day, but I'd say if you're not "there" already, you will definitely get there!

Fuck an A!!! I just gooed in my pants!!! :D :D :D

Thanks Val... I appreciate that so much!!! I'm getting there, but you are definately doing FANTASTIC!! I'm real happy for you! :) I started my "journey" here for the physical... but I also have grown in the mental department too... this place has alot to do with it, and so do you specifically!! :)
 
So true Val, SO TRUE!
*shakes head in agreement.*

We are both moving along well with our 'self' issues..lol..

**Claps for ya!**

So happy to see you in this glowing new way!! :hug2:

I know I sure feel better and of course for me it's the bible study and relationship w/the Lord.
(different strokes for different folks..) lol ;)

It's so wonderful when each person can find their personal 're-birth' and start fresh/new.

I have a new energy in my soul/spirt which projects a new energy on the outter side which helps with exercise, eating well, and just plain ole taking care of ME for once! :)

I'm so HAPPY you have found these things as well doll.

LOVE YA!

<3 Stacy
 
Fuck an A!!! I just gooed in my pants!!! :D :D :D

NOW you're sounding like me :rolleyes:.


I know I sure feel better and of course for me it's the bible study and relationship w/the Lord.
(different strokes for different folks..) lol ;)

I have a new energy in my soul/spirt which projects a new energy on the outter side which helps with exercise, eating well, and just plain ole taking care of ME for once! :)

PRAISE THE LORD!!!! :hurray: :hurray:

Seriously, I'm so glad to hear that! Whatever it takes, baby, you KNOW Jesus and Buddha are totally homeboys :grouphug: ;)
 
Val, you just fucking rock my world with your posts!!!

Here's something to think about, though:

Sense of self isn't necessarily the same as self esteem ...

Somebody mentioned to me that self esteem is the most destructive concept in the world because it is conditional. I agreed with them.

I took that to mean self esteem is conditional as a result of how the individual perceives themselves, and that's a dynamic concept because we don't always feel the same about ourselves every day, do we?

Perception is subjective and based on an individual's previous experiences, therefore, I have difficult with the concept of self esteem.

I prefer to use the term "self worth" instead of "self esteem". I derive my worth by my accomplishments, actions and the people around me as opposed to internalizing it and making it "all about me". It's not all about me. It's about the people whose lives I touch. That gives me value as a person.

But I might be WAY out there :D
 
No, that makes sense! I was using them, um, how do you say that...not intermittently....interchangeably? Hmmm, but you get my drift! ;)

We definitely DON'T feel the same day to day. I think self esteem is used as a general term, like, one can still have a healthy self esteem but have bad days. It's kind of a philosophical concept, maybe if I go online and check out some definitions we can shed some light on it all.....
 
I'd heard of Katt Williams but that's the first time I've ever seen him. He's hilarious. I was thinking after I read your post of some stuff I'd read about people can only take from you what you're willing to give up. I've tried working SO hard on that recently in alot of ways. For instance I have a co-worker who is jekyl & hyde all the time and for me that's more confusing than anything. Because when she's nice I let my guard down and when she turns around and starts acting like she does for NO reason I get my feelings hurt and really upset. And I think why do I let these people get to me? I always sit there and analyze myself first and think I did something wrong then try to either fix it or just feel crappy. But with this woman I know logically I have no control over her and what she's doing has NOTHING to do with me, she's just ignorant. For instance I dropped my keys in the bottom of my purse the other night and the porch light was off so I couldn't see...so ZOMG...I knocked on the door! Well she jumped my shit the second she opened the door and ragged my ass for about ten minutes for not having my keys in my hand until I finally told her enough.

Anyway she's just an example because even though my head knows logically I shouldn't even take her seriously I still get these emotions I shove down where she's able to make me feel bad, even though I fight it. And she's just an exampe because these people come and go from everyone's life. I just wish I could get to the place where instead of it being a constant battle of self talk and distraction to ignore these people, I could be untouchable. I mean seriously...can't we install an emotional off switch for certain people where we don't give a rip? That'd be SOOO nice, lol. Sorry for hijacking your journal but you always make me think :)
 
I'd heard of Katt Williams but that's the first time I've ever seen him. He's hilarious.
Lisa, you don't even know!



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think why do I let these people get to me? I always sit there and analyze myself first and think I did something wrong then try to either fix it or just feel crappy. But with this woman I know logically I have no control over her and what she's doing has NOTHING to do with me, she's just ignorant.......I just wish I could get to the place where instead of it being a constant battle of self talk and distraction to ignore these people, I could be untouchable.

SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST IG'NANT! :iagree:


It is so much easier to be untouchable when you don't have to deal with ig'nant people day to day!!!
 
Yea....well no I'm not that self destructive :X. I had several opportunities that I could have been the supervisor and sometimes I think that'd be great but not with what my boss has to deal with at the main office. Doesn't go with my quest for stress free living, lol. Honestly though I really think when I've lost a significant amount of weight these people won't get to me the same. And they probably won't treat me like they do in the first place...at least not anywhere near as much.
 
Honestly though I really think when I've lost a significant amount of weight these people won't get to me the same. And they probably won't treat me like they do in the first place...at least not anywhere near as much.

DAMN, you really think they treat you differently because of your weight? You know, I'd have to be one IG'NANT BITCH to act differently, i.e., NOT friendly and respectfully, toward a person based on her weight. :eek2: Especially if she's a co-worker! Just as long as the person in question was nice to me.....and even when people aren't so nice sometimes, I usually just take it and let it go because with some people, "what can ya do?" :rolleyes:
 
I can honestly tell you that I KNOW I'm treated differently by ALOT more people than you would think. Many people see people as big as me and think I'm stupid or not worth their time or respect. I've seen too many people in total shock when I do something normal that suggests I have some intelligence. Then when they find out I'm talented too...well wow, it blows their minds. I honestly don't even think people are always conscious of it.

And this isn't weight related but to prove a point about ignorant people, after a really bad car accident I was in a wheel chair for almost a year while I relearned how to walk. It was obvious my leg was broken but people assumed I was mentally slow or deaf. They would look at whoever was with me and try to hand them my change and I was constantly asking people "why are you yelling". Now I'm short so instead of getting me the correct size crutches the hospital gave me a walker. That was even worse. This woman was going out the double doors in JC Penny's and actually doubled back to close the door in my face because she thought I was mentally delayed and making a break for it.

Not everyone is like this but as a whole I feel society judges by appearance. Unfortunately I've never measured up in that area since even in school I was the fat kid. But when I get my weight down I'll update you on the difference :)
 
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