The first step to stopping negative self-talk is identifying how much it affects your life. For me, the negative chatter was a constant companion. It was affecting my daily life a lot more than I realized.
Stop Yessing All Over The Place
Yes, yes, I will do all of the things. I will agree with things that I didn’t even hear. Because that is how I survived. Now I don’t need that. What do I do?
My Fawning “Yes Brain”
Anxiety shows up in many different ways for different people. One of my ways is saying Yes to everything. It is a survival tactic for dealing with trauma. Except I don’t need it anymore.
Projecting Onto Others: It Isn’t All Bad
I received an email from a reader about projection. It is an intriguing idea and it isn’t all bad as Freud would have us believe.
Plan(s) a Day Derailed
Life is about learning. I used to wish for a manual for life. Now, I understand that the only way to get that manual is to live. And learn. I learned that I need to have plans.
Overwhelmed Brain and Burritoing
There is nothing like having a great weekend. I had one of those awesome weekends. Which left my brain overwhelmed and needing to introvert burrito.
Why is Everything so LOUD?
There are so many things that PTSD can effect in our lives. One of those things surprised me. That was how loud the world is. Especially now that I don’t drink. It is so very LOUD.
Staring Contest with Myself
That staring contest with myself is an interesting picture of what I have been doing my whole life. This past year has been the first time I can really stare at myself without the overwhelming urge to turn away. I haven’t liked what I saw staring back at me for a long time.
Why Am I A People-Pleaser?
The attachment to an abusive caregiver that starts as an infant continues through a child’s young life. At least that was my experience. I remember having a strong need to maintain and protect the relationship I had with my caregiver.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies or Preparedness?
There are two parts to being sober. I am trying to figure out who I am so that I don’t fall into the same behavioral traps. Isn’t that part of the self-fulfilling prophecy?