12-24-2010, 02:12 AM
Wow Mat. I'm always amazed when I read your entries how insightful and articulate you are.
For me, the more I analyze, the more stressed out I become until I make a decision to stop knit picking everything and focus on the positive. I have avoided a lot of stress this way, and I wonder if it would help you too. Instead of focusing on what you think you should be doing, or what you didn't do well enough, focus on what you've done right. I see you being so overly judgmental of yourself when you actually sound like a really good person, that you're not really giving yourself much credit. Have you ever considered keeping a journal? Also, I don't know what your sense of humor is like, but if you are anything like the way I was, I was so wrapped up and busy in my mind that I hadn't developed much of a sense of humor. Don't forget to have fun. You don't have to be serious all the time. Do whatever makes you laugh and do it often. It helps with stress and makes you change perspective. I try to find humor where I can and think more positively. I really don't have as much self analytical chatter and anxiety that I used to because of these approaches.
For me, the more I analyze, the more stressed out I become until I make a decision to stop knit picking everything and focus on the positive. I have avoided a lot of stress this way, and I wonder if it would help you too. Instead of focusing on what you think you should be doing, or what you didn't do well enough, focus on what you've done right. I see you being so overly judgmental of yourself when you actually sound like a really good person, that you're not really giving yourself much credit. Have you ever considered keeping a journal? Also, I don't know what your sense of humor is like, but if you are anything like the way I was, I was so wrapped up and busy in my mind that I hadn't developed much of a sense of humor. Don't forget to have fun. You don't have to be serious all the time. Do whatever makes you laugh and do it often. It helps with stress and makes you change perspective. I try to find humor where I can and think more positively. I really don't have as much self analytical chatter and anxiety that I used to because of these approaches.