You Are Not Your Intrusive Thoughts
Let’s be real. Sometimes, we get so caught up in the intensity of our emotions that we lose sight of the bigger picture. We forget who we are and what we’re capable of.
It’s understandable—when you get hit with emotions that remind you of traumatic experiences, it’s easy to believe that you’re destined to make the same mistakes over and over again. It feels like you’re stuck in an unbreakable cycle. All of a sudden, you’re no longer experiencing the present moment—you’re reliving your past.
Mentally, you’re right back at the heart of the storm that you’ve been trying to run away from. Your heart starts beating faster, your mind goes blank, and you subconsciously prepare yourself for the same outcome that you’ve been trying to avoid. You stop working towards the ideal outcome that you want, and start preparing yourself for the worst case scenario that you want to avoid.
It happens. And I don’t think it’s something to blame yourself for, but rather something to understand and push back against.
You are not your intrusive thoughts. You are not your deepest fears. You are not your most traumatic experiences. You are a human being, experiencing this present moment, with the ability to make different choices. You can’t control everything, but you can decide what you do with the present moment.
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