Psych: if you could wake up tomorrow and what’s holding you back could be solved, what would that look like?
Me: I would have consistency and routine, be doing a job I enjoy, having enough fulfilling social time and not feeling hopeless. But I have control over those things and maybe I wouldn’t feel hopeless if I have those things in check.
Psych: do you need me?!
We discussed hopelessness as something that comes up trying to be helpful when we aren’t meeting our expectations. Understanding why it’s there allows me to sit with it better. Also did an ACT meditation for sitting with emotions. At least for me, things feel shitty, but they never really end up being as bad as they seem in the long run.
Psych: if you could wake up tomorrow and what’s holding you back could be solved, what would that look like?
Me: I would have consistency and routine, be doing a job I enjoy, having enough fulfilling social time and not feeling hopeless. But I have control over those things and maybe I wouldn’t feel hopeless if I have those things in check.
Psych: do you need me?!
We discussed hopelessness as something that comes up trying to be helpful when we aren’t meeting our expectations. Understanding why it’s there allows me to sit with it better. Also did an ACT meditation for sitting with emotions. At least for me, things feel shitty, but they never really end up being as bad as they seem in the long run.