It's doing the best it can. It's utilizing maladaptive coping mechanisms that were learned in dysfunction.
Look into Internal Family Systems. It's very common to do self therapy with it, but it's also a good lead in to therapy in general.
I will say that talking to it like that is only exacerbating the problem and creating a war inside of you. Doing the best you can to find places of mindfulness where you can observe that part neutrally, and practicing that daily, WILL help at least a little after just a few weeks of practice.
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It's doing the best it can. It's utilizing maladaptive coping mechanisms that were learned in dysfunction.
Look into Internal Family Systems. It's very common to do self therapy with it, but it's also a good lead in to therapy in general.
I will say that talking to it like that is only exacerbating the problem and creating a war inside of you. Doing the best you can to find places of mindfulness where you can observe that part neutrally, and practicing that daily, WILL help at least a little after just a few weeks of practice.