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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967
So I think I'll work really hard on how to cope with situational anxiety and depression. Who knows? Maybe I am stable but am not coping well with situational stuff. If I could get that under control maybe I could go back to work. I really, really wish I wasn't so sensitive or emotional. It doesn't help. I wish I had picked up on the difference long ago.
On other fronts, packing for a trip is no fun.
Hope everyone is having a good day.  |
I was thinking about this yesterday. I'd almost started a thread on this topic. I seem to be so easily affected by people/things in my environment. It's frustrating! I thought we are supposed to get "tougher" as we age! Instead, my heart is more open and, thus, is an easy target for miserable people. I've always been "sensitive." In many ways, I am even more sensitive, not less. I need to learn how to protect myself sometimes and how to not allow others to cause any inner turmoil for me.
It takes great awareness to keep an open heart and to not allow people/situations to "rock the boat" too much.
It takes awareness and time/practice to learn how to balance it all.
The "default" behavior might be to close one's heart. Yet, that just does not feel healthy to me. It's so the opposite of who I am. I am guessing it's the same for you?
WC