My first therapist told me, “it’s like eating ice cream. We wish we could have it all the time but that just isn’t healthy.” Thank God I finally realized what clueless advice that was!
I later bought a refrigerator magnet that says, “at your core you know who you are and what you want.” That magnet offered much more valuable advice which taunted me daily until I transitioned. I still have that magnet, and now it’s a positive affirmation instead.