You have tortured yourself enough about your failings. Your life is asking you to move on and forward. Journal Prompts: I could punish myself for a few more days if... I've tortured myself enough over...
Tag: Emotions
Enough, 2
Must you stare at a train that does the same loop without deviation? You have said enough. Words have, on repeat, proven no impact. At some point, you may rest your words and find acceptance of what is before you. Journal Prompts: I am saying the same thing to... I have said enough... Acceptance would bring...
Enough, 1
A pulled muscle asks you to respect body limits. The same body has emotional limits. Your emotional self recognizes the aggression of enough. Journal Prompts: It is enough when... I pull emotional muscles when I...
A diagram for the impact of crossed boundaries
A diagram for the impact of crossed boundaries.
Your Relationship with Stimulation, 3
Your demanding inner monologue, in your ear like a political rally head. You are left with great reason to run toward stimulation and your next series binge. Journal Prompts: My inner monologue sounds like... I sprint towards distractions to not hear...
Your Relationship with Stimulation, 2
Your avoidant, protector holds a sign from the sidelines, "Don't Stop Now!" So close, a full day without making contact with yourself. Dig deep, invest in one more distraction to carry you to bedtime. Journal Prompts: Stimulation provides... I mostly want to avoid...
Your Relationship with Stimulation, 1
Understanding your sensitivity to internal and external stimulation is necessary to understanding your wellness. A persistent toddler on an airplane. Alone at the edge of the ocean. In line at the DMV. The dream-like state before you fully wake. Your heart rate responds fluctuations in stimulation. Journal Prompts: Low stimulation for me is... Excessive stimulation is...
Finding Community, 9
There are people you are holding on to that are not meant to follow you into this phase of life. They were for a different season. It is time to transition. You can have gratitude for the time they were in your life. You can grieve that it is different now. You can release the guilt that they need to be forced in. Journal Prompts: It is definitely time to let go of... Perhaps it is time to let go of... If I let go, it would free me up to...
Finding Community, 8
Healthy boundaries do not need to be sacrificed on the altar of community. If you have sacrificed too much, for too long, it's not community, it's a project. Projects can fill voids and give you a sense of meaning. No knocks for projects, and, genuine community is not perpetually lopsided. Side benefit, you'll tackle resentment when you identify and accept what you are a part of. Journal Prompts: My project is... My community is...
Finding Community, 7
The pain from skipping paced trust-building is why many give up on community. If you leap from mailman conversation to sharing your deepest and darkest, without proper vetting, your emotional safety is left to chance. Stride by stride you can gather data about how a person can be trusted. - Journal Prompts: I pace… I have learned that my core is safe with… Perhaps I can share more with… Perhaps I need to share less with…
Mental Health & Journaling 