11/14/2024
Which of these are you guilty of? đ§
⨠If you struggle with high functioning anxiety, hyper-independence, and/or a flat mood, itâs likely you often minimize your experience.
⨠I see this all the time in my practice. It has become second nature to you to minimize or dismiss your personal experience, your personal truth.
⨠At some point, you likely learned that meeting othersâ needs, othersâ expectations, was the safest (and most successful) way to walk through the world, and you built a protective shield around your own experience.
⨠The only problem is, that shield can numb you out. It can wind you up. It can burn you out.
⨠This is a reminder that your experience matters. It is not silly, it is not ânot bad enoughâ, and it is not ungrateful to hold both the good and the bad at once.