your perceived inadequacies including your struggle with anxiety Forgiveness means voicing a kinder internal monologue when you encounter a setback or notice your shortcomings PINK UNICORNS Write a few sentences about developing compassionate while not thinking about pink unicorns Whatever you do stick to the task of writing about developing a compassionate internal narrative but make sure NOT to think about pink unicorns Pink unicorns should be nowhere in your mind when you do this task Each time you think about a pink unicorn mark an X in your notebook How did it Were you able to not think of pink Probably you were not and Telling ourselves to not think about something has entirely the opposite effect This is partly why so frustrating when upset and a friend or loved one says thinking about that or is fine stop worrying Daniel Wegner a renowned social psychologist in thought suppression at Harvard University asked lab participants to verbally share their thoughts while being sure to not call to mind the thought of a white bear The participants were asked to ring a bell each time they thought of a white bear Even though they were instructed to push away the