Do you find yourself FEELING things like:
- Lonely
- Overwhelmed
- Discouraged
- Anxious
- Numb
- Guilty
- Resentful
- Indecisive
- Inferior
- Criticized
- Overlooked
- Stressed
- Judged
- Pressured
- Worried
- Misunderstood
- Drained
- Disregarded
- Incompetent
- Unappreciated
- Defensive
Do you find yourself DOING things like:
- Saying “yes” when you really want to say no
- Avoiding Conflicts
- Trying to make sure everyone likes you
- Over-analyzing things
- Staying busy to avoid certain feelings
- Avoiding mistakes
- Smiling and pretending everything is ok when it isn’t
- Second guessing yourself
- trying to figure out if someone is upset with you and why
- Over-reacting
- Mentally living in the future and/or the past, more than you do in the moment
- Getting frustrated with others because they aren’t putting in enough effort or doing it right
Do you find yourself THINKING things like:
- I’m tired of feeling like I don’t fit in
- I wish I had more confidence
- If I let people get to know the real me, they’d leave me/reject me/be disgusted
- When “x” is finished, then I can relax/stop worrying/be happy
- I wish I could stop thinking about/remembering
- Why are things easier for everyone else?
- Why can I stand up for other people but not myself?
- I know what I need to do but I don’t know how to do it
- When I lay down at night, I can’t fall asleep because I can’t turn my brain off
- Even though I have “everything”, I feel empty, lonely, and like something is missing
- I feel like I am just going through the motions and I’m not really “living” my life
- What is wrong with me?