Should statements

[Hamonrye]

thank you Leo! I always learn so much from you!

When Leo talks about should statements : How To Stop Moralizing - Removing The SHOULDs From Your Life, it was so very eye opening.  Since I watched Leo's video on shoulds, I have explored other resources and I wanted to share Dr. David Burns Feeling Good podcast/video also on the topic, giving hands on practical advice on how to erase shoulds from our thoughts about ourselves and others:

https://feelinggood.com/2020/08/24/205-how-to-crush-negative-thoughts-should-statements/

Dr. Burn's book, Feeling Great also has a lot of good techniques to tackle this cognitive/ thought distortion. 

 

 

 

[Thought Art]

Leo’s should and people pleasing videos, and his video on feeling happy for no reason are great 

[Rokazulu]

It's a good practice, and a better way to communicate.

Taking it further, would mean no desire for any new laws that tell people what they "should" be doing.

Just a joke, of course. But, the central point still stands as useful to know, because it is how reality functions on a fundamental level.
Inherently, there is no "should". So why bother to insist?