Living life as it comes
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Thoughts that Bind. You may be looking at the title of this post and think it’s incredibly simple. And I agree with you, the concept is simple. But actually putting it into practice is incredibly difficult for many of us. So let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Continue reading “When life is easy, enjoy. When it’s not, go with it.”
If you suffer from panic attacks, I’m sorry to hear that. I know how awful it can be. And if you’re having one right now, just breathe and keep reading. I’m going to share with you a technique for helping them calm down.
Continue reading “54321 Panic Attack Help”
For as long as I can remember I have avoided doing certain things. Things that have involved a certain level of effort or engagement. I avoided ordering at restaurants, getting up to sharpen my pencil at school, asking for seconds at the dinner table, and practicing new skills. I was called lazy a lot.
For many, fear is a straightforward response. Something is proposed, we become afraid, we avoid it, the end. But if you’ve made some sort of decision not to give into fear, it can get a little more complicated than that.
I’m a month and a half into my challenge, and I’ve got a lot to say. You can find my initial post about this challenge here and last week’s update here. Without further ado, let’s get into it.
Continue reading “Challenging my fears: after six weeks”
So I’ve reached the end of the fifth week in battling my fears. If you want to go back and read the initial challenge, click here. And if you missed last week’s update, click here.
Continue reading “Challenging my fears: five whole weeks”
Well hello there! I’m incredulous, but I’ve just finished the fourth week of my fear challenge and I can’t believe it has been one month already! I feel like nothing has changed and yet everything has at the same time. If you’re not familiar with my fear challenge, you can start by reading this post. And if you’re not up to date with last week’s installment, click here. Now let’s get into it!
Continue reading “Challenging my fears: It’s been a month!”
So as you may or may not know, I’ve been trying to overcome my fears in general, and this is my update for the third week. If you aren’t up to speed, you can find the first post about this here, or if you just missed last week’s update, you can find it here.
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I’m one week into my journey of facing my fears as a way of life, and I’m not sure how I’m feeling. This has been a strange week, with a high current of emotions as I began to dismantle my life in many seemingly small ways. I’ve had some victories and some…situations that I will gently refer to as setbacks.
Continue reading “Challenging my fears: One Week In”
