Post 1,387: Practicing Recovery
I can practice disengaging from doom spirals.
I already know I can put myself into them. So, I do that. I start to focus on the situation I am freaking out about. I begin to get disturbed.
Then I change my focus to my breath. I take a slow, deep, comfortable breath.
Doing this, I prove to myself it is possible for me to make this shift.
I can practice this. I can take time to put myself into bothered states, and then pull myself out. This is an exercise. I can strengthen this muscle without having to be in a situation where I am uncomfortable.
This way, when I do get into an overwhelming situation, I am stronger. I can pull myself out of the worry, or stress, or fear more readily.
This is learnable.
~Ryan Lynch
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