What would you do to save your loved ones? Whatever that answer is; would you do the same for yourself?
I ask because most of us make ourselves the martyrs. I mean why is it okay for us to talk bad to ourselves, have negative thoughts about ourselves and not believe in ourselves?
The past two days I have kicked butt at work and at home.
I am going to be honest, at times I feel like I am on a high and then I go down to a low, I just want to control my emotions and thoughts a little better-hence why I go to counseling. My lows are scary in that I try my best to avoid and fight off the negative feelings, loneliness, anxiety, self-doubt, fear of failure and rejection etc. I try my hardest because I know I am not alone. I am loved. I know I can succeed, I thrive off challenges. And then I get through it, dragging myself on the floor (in my head) like if I had been in a warzone, which in way I was. I am fighting the addict in me who wants to alleviate the symptoms with substances that will quiet the noise down; like I am at war with my mind. Sometimes this will last a few days; sometimes it can be a couple of weeks. But I manage to get out of it. My highs; I feel invincible and so so so productive. I kick ass at work and at home; my managers praise me, workers come give compliments. I implement awesome trainings and get a gazillion things done. I am winning against my anxiety and fears. Instead of dragging myself on the floor, I am marching, stomping on my opponents and lifting my successes like the soldiers in war across centuries where they carried their enemies' heads or impaled their opponents. I am still tired. It is still exhausting.
And then it dies down. it gets quite. If I am lucky, I find my balance for a while, nothing super great but nothing super bad happens.
Self-Care Practices for the last 2 days:
Acknowledge my thoughts and feelings.
Accept them and attempt to change them
Ride the wave and get ready to float
Just breathe.
That is all for today.
La DNA.
I ask because most of us make ourselves the martyrs. I mean why is it okay for us to talk bad to ourselves, have negative thoughts about ourselves and not believe in ourselves?
The past two days I have kicked butt at work and at home.
I am going to be honest, at times I feel like I am on a high and then I go down to a low, I just want to control my emotions and thoughts a little better-hence why I go to counseling. My lows are scary in that I try my best to avoid and fight off the negative feelings, loneliness, anxiety, self-doubt, fear of failure and rejection etc. I try my hardest because I know I am not alone. I am loved. I know I can succeed, I thrive off challenges. And then I get through it, dragging myself on the floor (in my head) like if I had been in a warzone, which in way I was. I am fighting the addict in me who wants to alleviate the symptoms with substances that will quiet the noise down; like I am at war with my mind. Sometimes this will last a few days; sometimes it can be a couple of weeks. But I manage to get out of it. My highs; I feel invincible and so so so productive. I kick ass at work and at home; my managers praise me, workers come give compliments. I implement awesome trainings and get a gazillion things done. I am winning against my anxiety and fears. Instead of dragging myself on the floor, I am marching, stomping on my opponents and lifting my successes like the soldiers in war across centuries where they carried their enemies' heads or impaled their opponents. I am still tired. It is still exhausting.
And then it dies down. it gets quite. If I am lucky, I find my balance for a while, nothing super great but nothing super bad happens.
Self-Care Practices for the last 2 days:
Acknowledge my thoughts and feelings.
Accept them and attempt to change them
Ride the wave and get ready to float
Just breathe.
That is all for today.
La DNA.
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