Struggle with getting out of bed going to work. Doing a job that I don’t love to do. But I continuously tell myself that I’m making little steps everyday so I don’t have to work a 9-5 anymore. I’m building. Great question. What’s yours??
I get out the bed and thank the heavenly father that I’m alive to see another day. I try to get myself mentally in the mode to think more on be happy and taking advantage of my day to build. Instead of focusing so much on what I don’t have and where I want to be. That’s pretty much it. Beside on my way to work I’m in the cat jamming to some tunes or having YouTube or a interesting podcast playing so I can calm myself and chill. So I can be relaxed and take my mind even more off of work. But that’s pretty much it.
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Nice! What steps do you do every day? As for me, I’m also trying to build something… it’s harder than I initially thought 🙂
I wake up and pray giving thanks. Then I listen to some of my favorite podcast or jam to some tunes on the way to work. I do this so I put myself in a relaxing state of mind. But lately I just been focusing on the website so that has taking my mind off of having a 9-5 as for now.
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Day dreaming too much and being a bit too emotional.
Going home after work to an empty house. So lonely and quiet. I go for a walk, take my time at the store, or stop and chat with my neighbors to try and prolong the inevitable! LOL
Getting myself out of my lazy shell and into “productive mode”, sucks too because some days I manage to do this without effort as it should be but that’s “some” days. I need constant motion
I get this. My OCD can take the form of rumination. But my biggest problem is making a decision. Paralysis by Analysis! And worrying about everyone and everything and just fucking moving forward without overthinking everything.
That’s not something that is generally a problem for me, but my 15-year-old sister deals with similar issues. I have pure-O OCD so I spend a lot of the day going crazy with disturbing intrusive thoughts. Maybe if the decision you’re stressing out over is a fairly small one you could make yourself leave it to chance, flip a coin or something. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried that, but I think if I had that kind of anxiety it could potentially help me.
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Hi Indie – Yes, I think you are right. I literally just go round and round. Today I just made a decision on my writing for this year and I’m going to stick to it. If you want to check out my blog later this week I’ll put it up there! Sometimes just moving forward is what we need to do and let the rest go. (I had Pure-O for a few years and it’s practically gone now. For me what helped was a strong spiritual practice and participation in a 12 step group. When I found out my triggers I was able to better practice a spiritual course of action that worked like a charm. No, prayer alone doesn’t cure OCD for everyone. In my case, I don’t need meds now based on my toolkit of tricks and spiritual path. But I’d go back in a second if needed.)
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I’ll try to keep up with the stuff you put on your blog, I should probably get to know some more people who have OCD because I don’t know anybody who has it in real life. I’m not religious but if something works for somebody, it works. I wish I had something that consistently helped me with my obsessions. :/
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Finding enough time for others and myself. Evaluating how well I spent that time and doing better each day. And oh yeah, coping with pain.
Not many like me are able to openly speak/ express our views, thoughts and opinions because of doubt and hesitation about how people would perceive our views and so on. So, that’s why it may become a challenge for me sometimes.
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But, I am slowly learning (still!) that what I think of myself is more important than what others think about me. So,such a mindset doesn’t let the doubts and hesitation interfere in my daily life. But, there are times when speaking yourself becomes a challenge. I’m still young and I’m still learning.
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The greatest challenge I face every day has to be mustering the motivation to seize the day. Sometimes it is not until the end of the day that I feel like getting things done. Other times I wake up at the crack of dawn ready to tackle anything and everything. It’s the former that presents the challenge.
Excellent question! I think about 20 days have been motivated days and 10 could have been better. I’m not necessarily sure why that is the case, but I will definitely give it some thought.
Sometimes, I have to do things I dislike, such as hosting people for prolonged periods of time. In those times, I need to constantly tell myself that I am aligned with the Eye in the SKy and have to do the right thing, with the right attitude. I wish it came more naturally, but hey we are all humans 🙂
It bothers me a lot that some people around me present a different face according to who they have opposite them so I’m trying to suppress the urge to embarrass them
Some days its getting out of bed. What’s yours?
Same problem. I’m always late getting up 🙂
Getting up when at 5 AM. And also keeping myself on track.
Struggle with getting out of bed going to work. Doing a job that I don’t love to do. But I continuously tell myself that I’m making little steps everyday so I don’t have to work a 9-5 anymore. I’m building. Great question. What’s yours??
What are your “steps”
I get out the bed and thank the heavenly father that I’m alive to see another day. I try to get myself mentally in the mode to think more on be happy and taking advantage of my day to build. Instead of focusing so much on what I don’t have and where I want to be. That’s pretty much it. Beside on my way to work I’m in the cat jamming to some tunes or having YouTube or a interesting podcast playing so I can calm myself and chill. So I can be relaxed and take my mind even more off of work. But that’s pretty much it.
Nice! What steps do you do every day? As for me, I’m also trying to build something… it’s harder than I initially thought 🙂
I wake up and pray giving thanks. Then I listen to some of my favorite podcast or jam to some tunes on the way to work. I do this so I put myself in a relaxing state of mind. But lately I just been focusing on the website so that has taking my mind off of having a 9-5 as for now.
Day dreaming too much and being a bit too emotional.
The stress of everyday life. Plain and simple.
Exactly this for me as well!
Yeah, it can easily be overwhelming
Me, too! I have to really work on staying focused on the good stuff.
It’s definitely hard to do sometimes, but you can do it!
Finding motivation to do anything some days.
Emotional regularity & Thought awareness 🤦🏾♂️
Listening to that nasty inner critic—blah!
Ditto!!! If I stay alone with myself for too long, I end up hanging out with a crazy person!
Lol, and I stay alone with myself so I don’t run into crazy people! 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Me, too! She’s a bitch.
😂👍🏻
Being a single mom
Going home after work to an empty house. So lonely and quiet. I go for a walk, take my time at the store, or stop and chat with my neighbors to try and prolong the inevitable! LOL
Gathering my thoughts and making them into Coherent lines.
My anxiety!
Getting myself out of my lazy shell and into “productive mode”, sucks too because some days I manage to do this without effort as it should be but that’s “some” days. I need constant motion
Definitely coping with my OCD. It’s a bitch. 🙁
I get this. My OCD can take the form of rumination. But my biggest problem is making a decision. Paralysis by Analysis! And worrying about everyone and everything and just fucking moving forward without overthinking everything.
That’s not something that is generally a problem for me, but my 15-year-old sister deals with similar issues. I have pure-O OCD so I spend a lot of the day going crazy with disturbing intrusive thoughts. Maybe if the decision you’re stressing out over is a fairly small one you could make yourself leave it to chance, flip a coin or something. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried that, but I think if I had that kind of anxiety it could potentially help me.
Hi Indie – Yes, I think you are right. I literally just go round and round. Today I just made a decision on my writing for this year and I’m going to stick to it. If you want to check out my blog later this week I’ll put it up there! Sometimes just moving forward is what we need to do and let the rest go. (I had Pure-O for a few years and it’s practically gone now. For me what helped was a strong spiritual practice and participation in a 12 step group. When I found out my triggers I was able to better practice a spiritual course of action that worked like a charm. No, prayer alone doesn’t cure OCD for everyone. In my case, I don’t need meds now based on my toolkit of tricks and spiritual path. But I’d go back in a second if needed.)
I’ll try to keep up with the stuff you put on your blog, I should probably get to know some more people who have OCD because I don’t know anybody who has it in real life. I’m not religious but if something works for somebody, it works. I wish I had something that consistently helped me with my obsessions. :/
Finding enough time for others and myself. Evaluating how well I spent that time and doing better each day. And oh yeah, coping with pain.
This is interesting. So time management is one of your biggest challenges. It seems that the more we need to do, the harder it gets to prioritize…
But in some ways having a lot to do is a blessing because it means your actively engaged in life.
Coping with commute, work. And getting back on track with my writing life.
How many hours does your commute take?
About 2-2.5 hours/day
Interacting with people
How come it’s such a challenge?
Lately, waking up in the morning. 😉
How come? What changed if waking up in the morning became a challenge lately?
I’m having a hard time waking up lately and I’m not quite sure why. Though sometimes I think it’s because of my recent very noticeable weight gain?
Crying and not feel like an idiot, because I could not understand or remember things.
That’s really tough… I hope things will get better…
To be energetic and untiring.
What drains your energy?
To speak yourself.
How come it’s such a big challenge?
Not many like me are able to openly speak/ express our views, thoughts and opinions because of doubt and hesitation about how people would perceive our views and so on. So, that’s why it may become a challenge for me sometimes.
But, I am slowly learning (still!) that what I think of myself is more important than what others think about me. So,such a mindset doesn’t let the doubts and hesitation interfere in my daily life. But, there are times when speaking yourself becomes a challenge. I’m still young and I’m still learning.
The greatest challenge I face every day has to be mustering the motivation to seize the day. Sometimes it is not until the end of the day that I feel like getting things done. Other times I wake up at the crack of dawn ready to tackle anything and everything. It’s the former that presents the challenge.
If you think about the last month, how many of your days have been full with motivation and how many were… meh?
Excellent question! I think about 20 days have been motivated days and 10 could have been better. I’m not necessarily sure why that is the case, but I will definitely give it some thought.
Remembering that mediocrity is not the bottom.
Managing my time
Not allowing fear to pilot the ship. Sometimes I just have to grab it by the throat and stare it down, because that isn’t living.
Sometimes, I have to do things I dislike, such as hosting people for prolonged periods of time. In those times, I need to constantly tell myself that I am aligned with the Eye in the SKy and have to do the right thing, with the right attitude. I wish it came more naturally, but hey we are all humans 🙂
Overcoming procrastination
It bothers me a lot that some people around me present a different face according to who they have opposite them so I’m trying to suppress the urge to embarrass them