Mind Tripping on What you Don't Want?
Tell me,
What was one of your greatest challenges of 2020? I would say that there was a lot of doom and gloom news circulating, making it very easy to tune in and focus on. Would you agree?
How does our nervous system respond to this? Our nervous system will do it's job to find more of what we are focusing on. Hence, if were focusing on the doom and gloom, our nervous systems will help us to see more doom and gloom and it will feel like there is more going wrong in our lives.
It's usually not our intention to be negative or dark, so how do we break this cycle?
If you're finding yourself mind tripping on what you don't want,
Here is what to do:
Start with a few deep breaths, closing your eyes and reseting so that you can listen to what's going on within.
Now, get your journal out. Begin to list everything you've been fearing or focusing on. We're going to take away it's power by bringing attention to it. We can stop the spiraling pattern by writing it on paper.
Next, take a few more deep breaths with your eyes closed.
Now, in your journal, list what you would like to see more of, experience, or create if all the worries or focuses listed above were no longer present. [ex. If I wasn't worried about loosing my job, I would be focused on creating artwork and learning how to teach a course at the local community college. If I wasn't worried about my body image, I would put myself out there more, I would become a mentor for a local boys and girls club. If I wasn't afraid that my relationship was going to fail, I would be a more loving and fun partner.]
Bring in every one of your 5 senses to imagine experiencing what you desire when all the fears are gone. You may journal extensively or close your eyes and picture what it feels like to lock it in to your biology.
Come back to this practice daily if you're locked in the fear cycle. Or revisit when fear is keeping you from enjoying your life.
In immense love and vitality,
Dr. Jessica