Wow Nur. Thank you for sharing your story. That took guts and is a testament to the journey you have been on. In my experience your five ideas are spot on. I think particularly the one of letting yourself feel what is going on. That is definitely in the "easy to say, hard to do" category. I don't want to say out loud how many years I spe…
Wow Nur. Thank you for sharing your story. That took guts and is a testament to the journey you have been on. In my experience your five ideas are spot on. I think particularly the one of letting yourself feel what is going on. That is definitely in the "easy to say, hard to do" category. I don't want to say out loud how many years I spent retreating to the cave of "I'm fine" before I let myself face what I was really feeling. Sorry to recommend another 📖.🙂...but if you have not read it already I reckon it is worth a look on this issue and others... Dr David R. Hawkins Letting Go - The Pathway Of Surrender. Thanks again Nur. Beautiful beautiful writing and heart!
I'll add it to the list!!! :) Thanks for your words and support as always, Iain. Your comment here is inspiring me to maybe dedicate a whole article to 'feeling our feelings'. I used to convince myself that since I understood the idea, intellectually, that I must clearly be feeling my feelings. Although I have my issues with Alan Watts, something he said was actually what clicked with me in the end and helped me understand.
Thank you, I am adding it to my list, too. I am a hyper functional avoidance perfectionist - until the moments where anxiety and the TS monster join armed forces 😂
Wow Nur. Thank you for sharing your story. That took guts and is a testament to the journey you have been on. In my experience your five ideas are spot on. I think particularly the one of letting yourself feel what is going on. That is definitely in the "easy to say, hard to do" category. I don't want to say out loud how many years I spent retreating to the cave of "I'm fine" before I let myself face what I was really feeling. Sorry to recommend another 📖.🙂...but if you have not read it already I reckon it is worth a look on this issue and others... Dr David R. Hawkins Letting Go - The Pathway Of Surrender. Thanks again Nur. Beautiful beautiful writing and heart!
I'll add it to the list!!! :) Thanks for your words and support as always, Iain. Your comment here is inspiring me to maybe dedicate a whole article to 'feeling our feelings'. I used to convince myself that since I understood the idea, intellectually, that I must clearly be feeling my feelings. Although I have my issues with Alan Watts, something he said was actually what clicked with me in the end and helped me understand.
Yep...Alan Watts... a man of contradictions.
Thank you, I am adding it to my list, too. I am a hyper functional avoidance perfectionist - until the moments where anxiety and the TS monster join armed forces 😂