She's made huge strides in her life, but intrusive, negative thoughts keep coming back. How can she shut down those voices and be kinder to herself?| Paging Dr. NerdLove
I've written a lot about the pick-up scene - usually about the negative side of things - but there can be good sides to. One of the things that was the most helpful back when I was in the pick-up scene wasn't what I was learning, but being part of a lair ((Yes, I know. But it's what they were called.)) Now granted lairs had problems in and of themselves, but part of what made it helpful was that it was a place for guys to come together and generally be supportive of one another. There was an...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes Hi Doc, I’ve been reading this blog for years, and I have some questions.See, I’m an autistic 27 year old virgin university dropout (Years ago by this time) that worked a string of crappy jobs, with my most recent being not-so-crappy, so an advancement.I work from home, and am terribly lonely in my personal life.I have good friends, and different circles of friends but this post isn’t about that.I keep sabotaging any chance of a relationship, even a da...| Paging Dr. NerdLove
Dear Dr. NerdLove: A common truism you hear a lot about dating is 'You have to learn to love yourself before you can love anyone else'. I'm bringing that up so I can tie dating to something I want to pick your brain on, which is about self-love. I find the messaging around how one should feel about themselves to be confusing to navigate. One hand, it's generally understood one should learn to be humble and self-critical, because the mind is naturally biased towards itself and will resist he...| Paging Dr. NerdLove