r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/td_0000 • Jul 31 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals She has some really good Things to say!

Credit goes to candasifamabarnes on Instagram

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u/tZIZEKi Jul 31 '26

Your emotions are not enemies, they're messengers.

Your past is not your identity, it's a lesson, a chapter...

It's not X, it's Y.

Beyond that, the rest just feels extremely AI-y. I don't know what about it gives that feeling, maybe it's a structure I'm only subconsciously aware of or the 1 minute of useless self help platitudes but this post having a 97% upvote ratio doesn't instill confidence for this site's health.

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u/bgroins Jul 31 '26

/r/thanksimcured material

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u/MsMarvelsProstate Jul 31 '26

Just don't think negative thoughts and you'll be all good.

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u/dontmentiontrousers Jul 31 '26

I think you mean just do think positive thoughts.

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u/LessInThought Jul 31 '26

Man do I hate these. Think positive thoughts? HOW?!

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u/hungry4nuns Jul 31 '26

It is still useful information. Not for me. But everyone else in my life could take notes

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u/tZIZEKi Jul 31 '26

Is it? Don’t be express negative emotion, express positive emotion sounds nice, I guess, but I doubt how practical it is

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u/AMillennialFailure Jul 31 '26

As someone going through a major depressive episode at the moment, yeaaaaaah, "just don't think negative thoughts" is a load of wank to hear. As someone above said, big /r/thanksimcured material.

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u/Tasty-Soup7766 Jul 31 '26

Something about the it’s not x, it’s y sentence construction drives me crazy. I fucking hate it, and as a teacher of course I see it all the time now 😭

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u/FuckYouVerizon Jul 31 '26

definitely AI bs, we need a real version of this

"your nightmares are not superficial, they're very much grounded in reality and you should be terrified every waking moment of your day."

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u/rubbish_heap Jul 31 '26

Based on the song "Good thoughts, Bad thoughts" which was based on a self help book from the early 1900s