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Old Jan 28, 2015, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Orvel View Post
Well, that's a problem for me. I feel like I've tried(all these years) to dull my senses to situations as much as possible, isolating myself so much that I don't do anything when people treat me bad. Currently I am trying to fight it and feel like I am expecting too much, worrying about how I am going to look. So I end up frustrated when even the smallest things don't go well. I am not sure if this makes any sense.
Makes perfect sense Orvel. I guess that a lot of us get overwhelmed by "what ifs" and then shut down and isolate as a defense mechanism. For me, the key is staying focused on the present instead of letting my brain extrapolate a billion different future scenarios. That kind of mind-set just paralyzes me.
Thanks for this!
Orvel