Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Not doing is hard work.

Now that we are all stuck inside all the time, we can start to appreciate how much of our days are organized around relieving tension. In the old days, a couple weeks ago, when you started feeling uncomfortable or had some problems to work out, you could always avoid them by going somewhere. Keeping busy and doing things was a coping mechanism.

Are you feeling more sensitive right now? It might be because you cannot duck out of tricky situations as easily now.

Are you noticing more problems coming up? It might be because they were always unresolved but before it was easy to just go do something as soon as you noticed them on the horizon.

Are you easily triggered? It might be because you were really good at controlling your environment and interactions, and now you don't have that same level of control.

When you cannot go anywhere you are forced to work with things as they are. You'll probably lose it at some point, but you get to keep trying to figure this out. Take a look at your expectations, schedule beliefs, and to do's, do they have to look just like they used to?

Avoidance is a really accessible coping mechanism. When you have to stay put, you have to learn a new skill set. You have to learn how to be present, and that is hard work

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